Ignite backup with warnings

[Waqar Razi]

One of the ignite backup is completing with warnings: Here are the warnings message from the recovery.log file:

WARNING: list_expander returned a warning; please check the recovery.log file
for details.
* Creating Archive Configuration

* /opt/ignite/lbin/make_arch_config -c
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2008-09-18,11:09/archive_cfg -g
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2008-09-18,11:09/flist -n 2008-09-18,11:09 -r
ipf -b 64 -d Recovery\ Archive -t 22 -i 1 -m t
* Saving the information about archive to
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/previews
* Creating The Tape Archive
* Checking configuration file for Syntax
WARNING: You are about to create an Itanium-based recovery tape. If this
system does NOT support direct tape boot, you will need to perform
"two-step media recovery" where the boot media (CD or DVD) has the
same version of Ignite-UX as the version on this tape.
* Complete writing boot LIF onto tape.
* /opt/ignite/data/scripts/make_sys_image -c n -d /dev/rmt/4mn -t n -s
local -n 2008-09-18,11:09 -m t -w
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2008-09-18,11:09/recovery.log -u -R -g

Can some one give me some clue? It is an itanium based rx8620 server with 11.23 installed on it.

[Andres_13 · Accepted solution]

That message points to the fact that if you want to restore your system from the tape you're about to create first you must boot your system from the installation media and then select "install from tape" (or something like that), at this point you'll be able to safely restore your system.

I think this message has been mofied for the last ignite release and *I believe* the installation media is no longer needed.

Regards!

[Waqar Razi]

And what about the other message:

WARNING: list_expander returned a warning; please check the recovery.log file
for details.

Can you please give me some direction.

[Torsten.]

WARNING: You are about to create an Itanium-based recovery tape. If this
system does NOT support direct tape boot, you will need to perform
"two-step media recovery" where the boot media (CD or DVD) has the
same version of Ignite-UX as the version on this tape.



This is a general warning.

Your server can boot from tape directly if you have firmware version 5.0 or later.


hp-ux must be also at a minimum version (something in 2006 - I'm not sure at the moment)

[Tim Nelson]

The list_expander warning means that a file that existed during the list build is no longer there during the backup.

Feel free to ignore. Typically a temp file , or application file that is being deleted.

[Waqar Razi]

Can any one give me some guidance about this warning:

WARNING: list_expander returned a warning; please check the recovery.log file
for details.


Any suggestion would be highly appreciated.

[Torsten.]

check with

check_tape_recovery

[Patrick Wallek]

>>please check the recovery.log file
for details.

Did you check the recovery.log file for details? It should be in /var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Your backup is missing critical files and the ignite backup is probably not anything you want to rely on.

Two things:
1) Upgrade free to a version of Ignite that permits tape boot. Anything you can download from http://software.hp.com can be configured for direct tape boot.
2) Make sure there is adequate space in /var for the Ignite backup an that your lvm configuration has no major errors as this could render your backup useless.
3) Do not give up on improvement until you have all these errors licked. This is a DR backup, you want it to be perfect.

SEP