Error Code details
V-3-21266
Severity: n/a 
Component: File System 
Message:
%s not a block device
Description:

This message appears when you access a block device using the */rdsk/* path in the mount_vxfs (1m) command. Every disk device can be accessed as a character device or a block device. Use the */rdsk/* path to access the device as a character device and use the */dsk/* path to access the device as a block device.

 

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Solution 1 Vote: [Useful] [Not useful]
Last Modified: 2010-08-05 23:26:20
Platform: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86-32), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (IA-64), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86-64), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (POWER)
Release: 5.0MP3
Content:

Replace rdsk with dsk in the mount command:


# mount -o largefiles /dev/vx/dsk/dg_name/volname /mount_point