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Compatibility with previous versions of VxFS

A disk layout Version 7 file system created with VxFS 5.0 software will not be accessible if the VxFS 5.0 file system software is removed and the system is reverted to VxFS 4.1.

In addition, if a disk layout Version 7 file system exists on a boot disk and VxFS 5.0 is removed, the host will not reboot successfully and will remain at the bcheckrc prompt. To reboot the host successfully, first edit the fstab file and comment out disk layout Version 7 file system

See the Veritas Storage Foundation Release Notes.