I got a "transition to maintenance mode" error during bootup, and svcs -xv gives:
svc:/system/power:default (power management) State: maintenance since 17 December 2009 10:15:08 AM SGT Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_CONFIG. See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M powerd See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M pmconfig See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M dtpower See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 4 power.conf See: /var/svc/log/system-power:default.log Impact: This service is not running. svc:/system/fcoe_initiator:default (fcoe initiator service) State: maintenance since 17 December 2009 10:15:08 AM SGT Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_CONFIG. See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M fcadm See: /var/svc/log/system-fcoe_initiator:default.log Impact: This service is not running. Looking at the two log files: See: /var/svc/log/system-power:default.log See: /var/svc/log/system-fcoe_initiator:default.log gave: [ Dec 8 17:02:13 Disabled. ] [ Dec 8 17:02:13 Rereading configuration. ] [ Dec 8 17:02:23 Enabled. ] [ Dec 8 17:02:23 Rereading configuration. ] [ Dec 8 17:02:23 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 8 17:02:23 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 13:58:51 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 13:58:57 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 9 13:58:59 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 14:18:41 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 14:18:48 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 9 14:18:49 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 14:20:27 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 14:20:33 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 9 14:20:34 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 15:56:39 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 9 15:56:39 Executing stop method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power stop"). ] [ Dec 9 15:56:39 Method "stop" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 15:57:30 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 15:57:36 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 9 15:57:37 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 11 00:49:46 Enabled. ] [ Dec 11 00:49:52 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 11 00:49:53 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 11 14:43:04 Enabled. ] [ Dec 11 14:43:10 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 11 14:43:11 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 11 17:05:59 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 11 17:05:59 Executing stop method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power stop"). ] [ Dec 11 17:05:59 Method "stop" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 13 22:50:45 Enabled. ] [ Dec 13 22:50:51 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 13 22:50:53 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 14 16:05:17 Enabled. ] [ Dec 14 16:05:22 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 14 16:05:24 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 14 16:32:16 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 14 16:32:16 Executing stop method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power stop"). ] [ Dec 14 16:32:16 Method "stop" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 15 14:36:01 Enabled. ] [ Dec 15 14:36:07 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 15 14:36:09 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 15 23:41:45 Enabled. ] [ Dec 15 23:41:51 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 15 23:41:53 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 16 12:23:21 Enabled. ] [ Dec 16 12:23:27 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 16 12:23:29 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 16 15:00:28 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 16 15:00:28 Executing stop method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power stop"). ] [ Dec 16 15:00:28 Method "stop" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 17 10:05:17 Enabled. ] [ Dec 17 10:05:25 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 17 10:05:25 svc.startd could not set context for method: ] chdir: No such file or directory [ Dec 17 10:05:25 Method "start" exited with status 96. ] [ Dec 17 10:15:02 Enabled. ] [ Dec 17 10:15:08 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-power start"). ] [ Dec 17 10:15:08 svc.startd could not set context for method: ] chdir: No such file or directory [ Dec 17 10:15:08 Method "start" exited with status 96. ] [ Dec 8 08:21:42 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 8 08:21:44 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 8 17:02:10 Enabled. ] [ Dec 8 17:02:10 Rereading configuration. ] [ Dec 8 17:02:10 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 8 17:02:10 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 13:58:53 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 13:58:57 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 9 13:58:58 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 14:18:44 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 14:18:48 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 9 14:18:48 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 14:20:29 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 14:20:33 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 9 14:20:33 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 9 15:56:38 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 9 15:56:38 Executing stop method (null). ] [ Dec 9 15:57:32 Enabled. ] [ Dec 9 15:57:36 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 9 15:57:36 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 11 00:49:48 Enabled. ] [ Dec 11 00:49:52 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 11 00:49:52 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 11 14:43:06 Enabled. ] [ Dec 11 14:43:10 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 11 14:43:11 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 11 17:05:58 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 11 17:05:58 Executing stop method (null). ] [ Dec 13 22:50:46 Enabled. ] [ Dec 13 22:50:51 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 13 22:50:52 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 14 16:05:18 Enabled. ] [ Dec 14 16:05:23 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 14 16:05:23 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 14 16:32:12 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 14 16:32:12 Executing stop method (null). ] [ Dec 15 14:36:03 Enabled. ] [ Dec 15 14:36:07 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 15 14:36:08 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 15 23:41:46 Enabled. ] [ Dec 15 23:41:51 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 15 23:41:52 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 16 12:23:23 Enabled. ] [ Dec 16 12:23:27 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 16 12:23:28 Method "start" exited with status 0. ] [ Dec 16 15:00:23 Stopping because service disabled. ] [ Dec 16 15:00:23 Executing stop method (null). ] [ Dec 17 10:05:18 Enabled. ] [ Dec 17 10:05:25 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 17 10:05:25 svc.startd could not set context for method: ] chdir: No such file or directory [ Dec 17 10:05:25 Method "start" exited with status 96. ] [ Dec 17 10:06:06 Leaving maintenance because disable requested. ] [ Dec 17 10:06:07 Disabled. ] [ Dec 17 10:15:04 Enabled. ] [ Dec 17 10:15:08 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/svc-fcoei"). ] [ Dec 17 10:15:08 svc.startd could not set context for method: ] chdir: No such file or directory [ Dec 17 10:15:08 Method "start" exited with status 96. ] Can someone help me out? 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