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Solstice AutoClient 2.1 Administration Guide

Troubleshooting Problems When Booting an AutoClient System

Table 7-3 provides a list of the most common error messages that may be displayed when you try to boot an AutoClient system. Each error message is followed by a description of why the error occurred and how to fix the problem.

Table 7-3 Booting Error Messages

Error Message 

Reason Error Occurred 

How to Fix the Problem 

ERROR: Insufficient file system space configuration 

Slice/partition does not fit in disk segment. 

Not enough space on disk. 

You may have specified a swap size that is too large, or you selected the wrong disk configuration. 

Note: If you have i386 AutoClient systems, the free space on your DOS partition may be too small. 

Use Host Manager to set up the AutoClient system again, this time making sure that the disk config size is at least as large as swap space + 24 Mbytes.  

Note: For i386, the disk size is the Solaris partition. 

Could not create /.cache/swap file 

or 

Could not clear existing swap entries from /etc/vfstab 

System failure. 

Reboot the system using the -f option of the boot command. If you receive the error again, call your service representative. 

Note -

The first three messages have similar reasons why the error occurred. They have the same method of fixing the problem. All of the messages are followed by this flag: FATAL: Error in disk configuration.

You may receive error messages that contain a FATAL flag. If you do, you should reboot the system by using the -f option of the boot command. If you receive the FATAL flag error again, use Host Manager to set up the AutoClient system again.

You need to re-create the cache if you get any booting errors or if the server's file systems had to be restored from backup. To recreate the cache on the AutoClient system, type boot followed by the -f option. The -f option recreates the cache.

Note -

Some SPARC booting problems not related to AutoClient systems can be corrected if you use the reset command at the ok prompt before booting the AutoClient system. If the system begins to boot from somewhere other than the network after the AutoClient system resets, you must reboot the system. Then you can proceed to boot the AutoClient system with the appropriate boot command.