Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Release Notes

x86 machines running Solaris 10 fail to come up in cluster mode (6299971)

x86 machines running Solaris 10 fail to come up in cluster mode due to changes made for the Solaris boot architecture project. The following error messages are displayed when the machine boots up:


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NOTICE: Can't open /etc/cluster/nodeid

NOTICE: BOOTING IN NON CLUSTER MODE
NOTICE: NO PCI PROP
NOTICE: NO PCI PROP
Configuring devices.
Hostname: pvyom1
devfsadm: minor_init failed for module /usr/lib/devfsadm/linkmod/SUNW_scmd_link.so
Loading smf(5) service descriptions: 24/24
/usr/cluster/bin/scdidadm: Could not load DID instance list.
Cannot open /etc/cluster/ccr/did_instances.
Not booting as part of a cluster
/usr/cluster/bin/scdidadm: Could not load DID instance list.
Cannot open /etc/cluster/ccr/did_instances.
Note: path_to_inst might not be updated. Please 'boot -r' as needed to update.

Solution Perform these steps:

  1. Add /etc/cluster/nodeid to /boot/solaris/filelist.ramdisk.

  2. Enter these commands:


    # bootadm update-archive
    # reboot -- -r