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Fixing a missing or corrupt /etc/vx/volboot file

The following messages may be displayed at boot time if the /etc/vx/volboot file is missing or its contents are incorrect:

vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: enable failed: Volboot file not loaded

transactions are disabled.

vxvm:vxconfigd: FATAL ERROR: Bootdg cannot be imported during boot

Error returned from vxconfigd -m boot, halting

During system bootup, the VxVM configuration daemon reads the file /etc/vx/volboot. If that file is missing or corrupted, the configuration daemon fails and aborts the boot sequence.

 To fix a missing or corrupt /etc/vx/volboot file

1. Reboot the system from recovery media, and run the following command:

   # vx_emerg_start -m hostname

   This determines if the volboot file is present, and rewrites it if it is not present.