Server is not booting futher! Help me please

[Balaram]

I am having problem while starting the server and need help to sort out the problem.

Before I get lost, Thanks in advance for any help.

Loading.: HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/1/1/1.2.0
Starting: HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/1/1/1.2.0

(C) Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.All rights reserved

HP-UX Boot Loader for IPF -- Revision 2.025

Press Any Key to interrupt Autoboot
\EFI\HPUX\AUTO ==> boot vmunix
Seconds left till autoboot - 10
Type 'help' for help

HPUX> boot -is vmunix
> System Memory = 4084 MB
loading section 0
................................................... (complete)
loading section 1
............. (complete)
loading symbol table
loading System Directory (boot.sys) to MFS
....
loading MFSFILES directory (bootfs) to MFS
...........
Launching /stand/vmunix
SIZE: Text:25616K + Data:6246K + BSS:5203K = Total:37066K

Please let me know if I need to do any tuning for server for starting.

Thanks in advance.
Bala

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[Ninad_1]

Hi,

If the existing kernel (/stand/vmunix) is not booting, can you try with the previous version that you may have saved as say vmunix.old or something.
Arent there any error messages after what you have posted - does it continue on that screen for ever - till you reboot ?

Regards,
Ninad

[Peter Godron]

Bala,
is this a new build or a reboot on a working server?
Once you have set your primary boot path, you should let the machine boot without interaction. Does the server hang or fail (what are the error messages)?

Also:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#28

[Balaram]

Thanks Again....

You are right. the server was shutdown when it was working.

Now i just started. it hangs there without pushing any error message.

Bala

[IT_2007]

Just try to reboot on its own instead of bringing into single user mode.

If you want to bring it into single user mode, give the following command at ISL prompt.

ISL> hpux -is

Don't give vmunix

[Balaram]

I tried single mode also still it hangs there.

Is there we need to bootup set env..

Thasnks
BALA

[Mridul Shrivastava]

Please try to boot the server in lvm maintenance mode using "hpux -lm"

If it boots then check the lvlnboot and if not configured properly then set them using -r, -b, -s & -d option, for more details see man pages or revert back if it boots into lvm maintenace mode.

[Balaram]

Thanks for your reply
Finally i got....

- - - - - - - - - - Prior Console Output - - - - - - - - - -
The system is ready.

GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.23] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login: ***********************************************************
* ROM Version : 03.17
* ROM Date : 03/31/2005
* BMC Version : 03.47
***********************************************************
0 0 0x0015B2 0x0000000020455474 boot time event
1 0 0x0000A4 0x0000000000000000 start memory configuration

- - - - - - - - - - - - Live Console - - - - - - - - - - - -


MP MAIN MENU:

CO: Console
VFP: Virtual Front Panel
CM: Command Menu
CL: Console Log
SL: Show Event Logs
CSP: Connect to Service Processor
SE: Enter OS Session
HE: Main Help Menu
X: Exit Connection

[mp00306e3a2fd0] MP>

if i give [mp00306e3a2fd0] MP>CO



(Use Ctrl-B to return to MP main menu.)



- - - - - - - - - - Prior Console Output - - - - - - - - - -
The system is ready.

GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.23] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login: ***********************************************************
* ROM Version : 03.17
* ROM Date : 03/31/2005
* BMC Version : 03.47
***********************************************************
0 0 0x0015B2 0x0000000020455474 boot time event
1 0 0x0000A4 0x0000000000000000 start memory configuration

- - - - - - - - - - - - Live Console - - - - - - - - - - - -

wat next ? how to get login ?

[Mridul Shrivastava]

Can you please post the output of
lvlnboot -v
If it does not show the devices configured correctly then we may have to execute the following commands:

# lvlnboot -r /dev/vg00/lvol3 /dev/vg00
# lvlnboot -b /dev/vg00/lvol1 /dev/vg00
# lvlnboot -s /dev/vg00/lvol2 /dev/vg00
# lvlnboot -d /dev/vg00/lvol2 /dev/vg00
# lvlnboot -R
# lvlnboot -v

then reboot and see it boots or not ??

[RAC_1]

Before, you boot, just do hpux ll, do you see required files. This is itanium servers, so you need to do hpux /stand/config_dir/vmunix to boot.