Problem w/ VxFS mount options after kernel rebuild

[Karsten Radke_1]

Hi fellows,

i got a weird problem on a 11.11 box after installing the "Strong Random Number Generator" (KRNG11i) Package made by HP.

While installing, this stuff re-built the kernel and rebooted the system.
After reboot, i noticed that all filesystems with the "mincache=direct" option in /etc/fstab weren't mounted anymore. When trying to mount these filesysteme manually, i got the following message:
"vxfs mount: option not supported on this version of vxfs"

OnlineJFS is installed:

obelix:/root# swlist OnlineJFS
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "obelix"...
#
# Target: obelix:/
#

# OnlineJFS B.11.11 Online features of the VxFS File System
OnlineJFS.VXFS-ADV-RUN B.11.11 VXFS-ADV-RUN

"vxlicense -p" gives the message:

obelix:/root# vxlicense -p

vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Feature name: HP_OnlineJFS [50]
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Number of licenses: 1 (non-floating)
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Expiration date: Sun Jun 24 10:00:00 2007 (2.3 days ago)
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Release Level: 22
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Machine Class: All
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Site ID: 0
vrts:vxlicense: ERROR: Cannot read lic key from /etc/vx/elm/50.t6c300

I think that this problem is not related with the KRNG package i've installed, but with the kernel rebuild or the reboot itself.

Is it perhaps a licensing problem? Our OnlineJFS license is legally acquired and should be ok :-)

Thanks very much in advance,
Karsten

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Your problem has nothing to do with installing KRNG but has everything to do with the reboot. Your OnlineJFS license has expired and as long as the filesystem was mounted, the expired license was not a problem. Do a search for expired OnlineJFS and you should find the solution.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Karsten,

A close look at the output shows your OnlineJFS license expired. This is due to a flaw in the way HP configured the license or possibly the way you installed it.

HP support will help with the license.

The strong random number generator had nothing to do with this. Its an OnlineJFS issue.

SEP

[Geoff Wild]

Yes - you need to update your onlinejfs - expired.

Here's what we need to do.
Send a email to HP licensing email address is

hplicense.na@hp.com

include SAID of system with licensing issue.

Basically, you will have to re-install a newer version of onlinejfs.

Rgds...Geoff

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Karsten:

As noted, your OnlineJFS license has expired. This is/was a known issue.

If you installed Online JFS from the MCOE then the easiest way is to use an updated MCOE media and do:

# swinstall -x autoselect_dependencies=false -s /cdrom OnlineJFS

In the above, the MCOE would be mounted at /cdrom. No reboot will occur.

If you installed Online JFS as an add-on product, you will find it on the Application CD/DVD set.

Regards!

...JRF...