You have to boot the OS from cdrom then fix the problem in etcvfstab. You will be able to boot the server but might still go to maintenance mode. Not to worry, all you have to do is restore the service repository from its backup.
So fix the root file system first by booting from cdrom. Bring system ok prompt
After this, the server may be fix or it might still come to maintenance mode. If it does, let us know so we can do the next step.
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If you system mounts the root drive,
run the command below and follow instructions. Try using the seed repository
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