Problem with mounting a new Business copy FS

[Mark Harshman_1]

I've created a new filessytem, that requires a business copy mounted on a separate system. I've got everything work with the sync/split, and the new filesystem imports ok on the BC system, but when i try to mount the BC filesystem, i am getting a message saying "mount - unrecognized vxfs version number". Any ideas? The primary server is running HPUX11.11 and the BC server is running HPUX11.0 I've had a functioning business copy with no problems till i made this change. Thanks for any help.

[T G Manikandan]

mount -F vxfs

use the F option

[Mark Harshman_1]

Thanks. I tried that. Same message.

[T G Manikandan]

if you are running 11.0 this patch should fix it

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHCO_28141&context=hpux:800:11:00

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

You probably have a different version of the VxFS filesystem on your 11.11 server. Do a 'fstyp -v /dev/vg??/rlvol??' and look at the "version: " line.

My guess is that your 11.11 machine has the filesystems at version 4 and your 11.0 machine supports only version 3.

You can download and install JFS 3.3 for HP-UX 11.0 and that will allow you to use VxFS version 4 filesystems on 11.0. The download for the Basis JFS 3.3 is free and you can get it here:
http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8861E

[T G Manikandan]

This is a vxfs filesystem mismatch error.

Get the right version installed

[Mark Harshman_1]

i do see that the version numbers are different. THis strikes me as strange, because the other FS have been active for some time. I guess i shouldnt ask why. Thanks for the help.

[Mark Harshman_1]

well, i did load this JFS 3.3, and when bringing up my server, my network cards "disappeared". Ioscan didnt see them, and couldnt locate them. THe proper driver was installed. Theses are A4926 GIGabit cards. I reverted to the previous kernel, with no problems. Any other ideas?

[Patrick Wallek]

JFS 3.3 should have absolutely NOTHING to do with the network cards.

It sounds as if a driver the driver was excluded from the kernel for some reason. If you can, boot from the new kernel and then go into SAM -> Kernel Configuration -> Drivers and make sure that the driver for those cards is still *In* the kernel and not *Out*. If it is *Out*, highlight it and modify it so it is *In* again and regen the kernel and reboot.