Save an expired VxVM system

VxVM is normally installed with 30 days demo licence. After which if you reboot, only the partitions essential to booting up will be loaded. meaning the following partition will be disabled and not mounted. This also mean that without a reboot, your system will work as though VxVM has not expired.

/opt
/var
swapvol

My Experience with this was that i cant even use 'vi' as swapvol is not available. So Basically, there's nothing much you can do.

So, go to single user more. Check your Volume Manager License. Should see that your temp / demo license has expired.

# /usr/sbin/vxlicrep | more

So now we try to install the permanent license. Key in your license key when prompted.

# /usr/sbin/vxlicinst

VERITAS License Manager vxlicinst utility version 3.02.005
Copyright (C) 1996-2004 VERITAS Software Corp. All Rights reserved.
 
Enter your license key : XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX
 
License key successfully installed for VERITAS Volume Manager

Note: The license keys can coexist on the same machine. ie. if you had installed a previous license, you can continue adding in new ones.
Note: Licences are stored in /etc/vx/licenses/lic

Tip:
If your system do not have the vxlicinst command, you do not have the VRTSvlic package. Try mounting a remote /opt/VRTS/ from a server in the same network segment.


Now you can check the status, you will see (shown only portion of the listing)

# vxprint -ht
 
v  opt          -            DISABLED ACTIVE   94372224 ROUND     -        fsgen
pl opt-01       opt          DISABLED ACTIVE   94372224 CONCAT    -        RW
sd rootdisk-05  opt-01       rootdisk 146798976 94372224 0        c1t0d0   ENA
pl opt-02       opt          DISABLED ACTIVE   94372224 CONCAT    -        RW
sd rootmirror-05 opt-02      rootmirror 146798976 94372224 0      c1t1d0   ENA
 
v  swapvol      -            DISABLED ACTIVE   31423488 ROUND     -        swap
pl swapvol-01   swapvol      DISABLED ACTIVE   31423488 CONCAT    -        RW
sd rootdisk-02  swapvol-01   rootdisk 41945472 31423488 0         c1t0d0   ENA
pl swapvol-02   swapvol      DISABLED ACTIVE   31423488 CONCAT    -        RW
sd rootmirror-02 swapvol-02  rootmirror 41945472 31423488 0       c1t1d0   ENA
 
v  var          -            DISABLED  ACTIVE   52447104 ROUND     -        fsgen
pl var-01       var          DISABLED  ACTIVE   52447104 CONCAT    -        RW
sd rootdisk-04  var-01       rootdisk 94351872 52447104 0         c1t0d0   ENA
pl var-02       var          DISABLED  ACTIVE   52447104 CONCAT    -        RW
sd rootmirror-04 var-02      rootmirror 94351872 52447104 0       c1t1d0   ENA

To save yourself (haha...) and the server, try the following on all the partition that is disabled,

# vxvol -g  start 
i.e. vxvol -g rootdg start opt
i.e. vxvol -g rootdg start var
i.e. vxvol -g rootdg start swapvol

The volumes should now be enabled.

vxprint -ht

Thats it. Reboot and check your system...