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This error message probably has nothing at all to do with the user's system PROM version. It most likely is related to the fact that the file /dev/vx/config (and the pseudo device that it is linked to) does not exist on the system. A few things could contribute to this file not being created:

1. Make sure these lines are in the /etc/system file:

   forceload: drv/vxdmp (only needed for SEVM 2.5 and above) forceload: drv/vxio forceload: drv/vxspec

2. Make sure the vx entries are in the /etc/name_to_major file.

   grep vx /etc/name_to_major

   This should come back with 2 or 3 lines (vxio and vxspec, also vxdmp, if running SEVM 2.5 and above). The major number values might be different from machine to machine; however, if the entries are in there, that should be sufficient.

3. If you have not performed a boot -r since doing a pkgadd to the Volume Manager software, this might have contributed to the problem.