Solaris 11 zone is not coming online

Hello,
Due to one of the storage issue, one of the zone have many services in uninitialized state. I tried to detach/attach zone, but it doesn't help. Possibly, I am not able to get correct service which should be made online first.
Please check and help, what I am supposed to fix here

root@tdr-db2-3:~# svcs -a
STATE          STIME    FMRI
legacy_run     Nov_01   lrc:/etc/rc2_d/S89PRESERVE
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/install:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ipsec/manual-key:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ipsec/ike:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ipsec/ike:ikev2
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ipfilter:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/name-service-cache:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ldap/client:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/status:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/cbd:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/idmap:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/mapid:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/keyserv:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/inetd-upgrade:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/client:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/kerberos/install:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/application/pkg/server:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/dns/multicast:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/application/pkg/dynamic-mirror:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/application/pkg/mirror:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/application/security/tcsd:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/smb/client:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/rcap:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/auditd:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/console-login:terma
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/console-login:termb
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/reparse:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/server:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/diagnostics:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/dlmp:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/socket-filter:kssl
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/routing/rdisc:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/routing/route:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/routing/ndp:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/routing/legacy-routing:ipv4
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/routing/legacy-routing:ipv6
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/routing/ripng:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/sendmail-client:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ldap/server:openldap_24
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ipmon:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/fm/notify-params:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/svc/global:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/rad:remote
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/extended-accounting:flow
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/extended-accounting:process
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/extended-accounting:net
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/extended-accounting:task
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ftp:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/slp:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/dhcp/relay:ipv4
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/dhcp/relay:ipv6
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/dhcp/server:ipv4
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/dhcp/server:ipv6
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/loadbalancer/ilb:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/dns/server:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/http:apache22
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/fm/snmp-notify:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/sar:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/system/install/server:default
disabled       Nov_01   svc:/network/ipmp:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/early-manifest-import:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/svc/restarter:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/socket-config:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/tcp/congestion-control:cubic
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/tcp/congestion-control:highspeed
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/tcp/congestion-control:vegas
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/tcp/congestion-control:newreno
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/netcfg:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/sctp/congestion-control:cubic
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/sctp/congestion-control:highspeed
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/sctp/congestion-control:vegas
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/sctp/congestion-control:newreno
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/name-service/upgrade:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/root:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/smb:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/datalink-management:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/boot-archive:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/cryptosvc:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/ipsec/ipsecalgs:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/usr:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/pfexec:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/device/local:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/devices:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/man-index:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/minimal:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/rmtmpfiles:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/uucp-lock-cleanup:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/desktop-cache/desktop-mime-cache:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/desktop-cache/gconf-cache:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/desktop-cache/mime-types-cache:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/environment:init
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/uvfs-instclean:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/pkgserv:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/logadm-upgrade:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/utmp:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/security/security-extensions:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/dbus:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/rad:local
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/ip-interface-management:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/loopback:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/unconfig:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/config:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/desktop-cache/input-method-cache:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/desktop-cache/pixbuf-loaders-installer:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/desktop-cache/icon-cache:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/manifest-import:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/coreadm:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/config-user:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/timezone:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/physical:upgrade
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/location:upgrade
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/physical:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/ca-certificates:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/location:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/ipsec/policy:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/network:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/iptun:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/routing-setup:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/initial:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/fedfs-client:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/identity:node
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/pkg/zones-proxy-client:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/single-user:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/bind:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/dns/client:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/name-service/switch:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/nis/domain:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/identity:domain
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/name-service/cache:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/fmd:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/local:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/ufs/quota:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/shares:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/security/compliance:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/pkg/repositories-setup:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/font/fc-cache:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/nis/client:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/name-services:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/service:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/netmask:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/auditset:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/cron:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/inetd:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/filesystem/autofs:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/ntp:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/ssh:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/self-assembly-complete:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/system/system-log:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/network/smtp:sendmail
online         Nov_01   svc:/milestone/multi-user:default
online         Nov_01   svc:/application/management/net-snmp:default
online         17:46:50 svc:/system/console-login:default
offline        Nov_01   svc:/milestone/multi-user-server:default
offline        Nov_01   svc:/system/fm/smtp-notify:default
offline        Nov_01   svc:/application/texinfo-update:default
maintenance    Nov_01   svc:/application/cups/scheduler:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/gss:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/smserver:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/rex:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/nfs/rquota:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/security/ktkt_warn:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/rstat:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/application/cups/in-lpd:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/finger:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/login:eklogin
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/login:klogin
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/login:rlogin
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/shell:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/shell:kshell
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/telnet:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/chargen:dgram
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/chargen:stream
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/daytime:dgram
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/daytime:stream
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/discard:dgram
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/discard:stream
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/echo:dgram
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/echo:stream
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/time:dgram
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/time:stream
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/comsat:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rexec:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/talk:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/rusers:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/spray:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/rpc/wall:default
uninitialized  Nov_01   svc:/network/tftp/udp6:default
root@tdr-db2-3:~#

Thanks

What kind of zone is it (exclusive or shared ip stack) ?
Are you sharing disk for zone with global zone, and everything got full or ?

Can you show / check the output of

zoneadm list -cv
zfs list # check for filesystem full, quotas and such.
svcs -xv

What kind of output on screen do you get when you issue :

zlogin -C <zone_in_question>

Regards
Peasant.

This is on Solaris-11 with shared IP.
zlogin -C bring me inside zone without issue.
No file-system is full inside zone or on global zone

root@tdr-db:~# zoneadm list -icv
  ID NAME             STATUS      PATH                         BRAND      IP
   0 global           running     /                            solaris    shared
   2 tdr-db2        running     /zones/tdr-db2_root        solaris    shared
   5 tdr-db2-3      running     /zones/tdr-db2-3_root      solaris    shared
root@tdr-db:~#
root@tdr-db:~# svcs -xv
root@tdr-db:~# zlogin tdr-db2-3
[Connected to zone 'tdr-db2-3' pts/5]
Oracle Corporation      SunOS 5.11      11.2    June 2014
You have mail.
root@tdr-db2-3:~# svcs -xv
svc:/network/rpc/smserver:default (removable media management)
 State: uninitialized since November  1, 2019 11:24:51 AM PDT
Reason: Restarter svc:/network/inetd:default has not initialized service state.
   See: http://support.oracle.com/msg/SMF-8000-4D
   See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M rpc.smserverd
Impact: 2 dependent services are not running:
        svc:/milestone/multi-user-server:default
        svc:/application/texinfo-update:default

svc:/network/sendmail-client:default (sendmail SMTP client queue runner)
 State: disabled since November  1, 2019 11:24:51 AM PDT
Reason: Disabled by an administrator.
   See: http://support.oracle.com/msg/SMF-8000-05
   See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M sendmail
Impact: 1 dependent service is not running:
        svc:/system/fm/smtp-notify:default

svc:/application/cups/scheduler:default (CUPS Print Spooler)
 State: maintenance since November  1, 2019 11:30:09 AM PDT
Reason: Start method died on Killed (9).
   See: http://support.oracle.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS
   See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 8 cupsd
   See: /var/svc/log/application-cups-scheduler:default.log
Impact: This service is not running.
root@tdr-db2-3:~#

But you issued zlogin <zone> , not zlogin -C <zone>
Please issue with -C .

Did you have disk full on global zone and all the zones in one point of time ?

I've seen zones on attach required to be configured again (just hostname and stuff, like building a new zone)
So in that case when using zlogin, you will login to unconfigured zone with most of services stopped.
After configuring with console access -C , stuff worked.

But it was year ago since i last used Solaris systems so i could be dead wrong.

Regards
Peasant.

I tried -C as well but it didn't work.
I did attach and detach too earlier, but no luck

root@tdr-db:~# zoneadm list -icv
  ID NAME             STATUS      PATH                         BRAND      IP
   0 global           running     /                            solaris    shared
   2 tdr-db2        running     /zones/tdr-db2_root        solaris    shared
   5 tdr-db2-3      running     /zones/tdr-db2-3_root      solaris    shared
root@tdr-db:~#
root@tdr-db:~# zlogin -C tdr-db2-3
[Connected to zone 'tdr-db2-3' console]

tdr-db2-3 console login: root
Password:
Nov  6 21:01:45 tdr-db2-3 login: ROOT LOGIN /dev/console
Last login: Wed Nov  6 20:19:01 on pts/5
Oracle Corporation      SunOS 5.11      11.2    June 2014
You have mail.
root@tdr-db2-3:~#
root@tdr-db2-3:~#

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Issue fixed : Had to restore SVC with /lib/svc/bin/restore_repository and select -seed- and that fixed the issue

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