vxassist shrinkby or vxassist querymax operation fails with "Invalid Arguments"

Last published : Oct 01, 2026
This issue occurs while performing the vxassist shrinkby or vxassist querymax operation for a newly-created volume. The issue occurs because Veritas VDS Dynamic Provider is not updated properly. The vxassist shrinkby or vxassist querymax command fails with the "Invalid Arguments" error. (2411143)
Workaround: To resolve this issue, you need to restart the VDS components by performing the following steps using the CLI:
  1. net stop vds
  2. taskkill /f /im vxvds.exe
  3. taskkill /f /im vxvdsdyn.exe
  4. net start vds
  5. vxassist refresh
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