"/lib/svc/method/boot-archive" failed after booting

Monday Mar 06, 2006

After installing Solaris 10 recommended patch cluster on a new x64( Sunfire 2100) the system fails to boot with the following:

Rebooting with command: boot

Boot device: disk0:a File and args:

SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic 64-bit

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Hardware watchdog enabled

Hostname: pravat

Mar 1 16:09:55 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/boot-archive:default: Method "/lib/svc/method/boot-archive" failed with exit status 1.

Mar 1 16:09:55 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/boot-archive:default: Method "/lib/svc/method/boot-archive" failed with exit status 1. /

Mar 1 16:09:55 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/boot-archive:default: Method

"/lib/svc/method/boot-archive" failed with exit status 1.

[ system/boot-archive:default failed (see 'svcs -x' for details) ]

Requesting System Maintenance Mode (See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.) Console login service(s) cannot run

RESOLUTION: (Ref: Radiance Case Number: 37569295 ...on sunsolve.central)

# ls -l /lib/svc/method -r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 1686 Jan 21 2005 fs-local -r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 1172 Jan 21 2005 fs-minimal -r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 3963 Jan 21 2005 fs-root -r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 2289 Jan 21 2005 fs-usr

# cd /lib/svc/method # fs-root # fs-usr # fs-local # cp 118822-30/SUNWcsr/reloc/lib/svc/method/boot-archive /lib/svc/method/boot-archive # reboot

If booting fails and gives error for "system/boot-archive"

Run the following command

#svcadm clear system/boot-archive

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Posted at 10:10AM Mar 06, 2006 by pravat in Solaris
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