topic Re: change boot disk from "hpux" to "hpux -lq" in Operating System - HP-UX

change boot disk from "hpux" to "hpux -lq"

Jerry_109 — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:13:19 GMT

Hello HP,

Is there a way change my primary drive from
"hpux" to "hpux -lq" so the system will come up
if I lose my mirror drive ?
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root@hohp201[/root]
# uname -a; model
HP-UX hohp201 B.11.11 U 9000/800 1900014735 unlimited-user license
9000/800/rp7410
root@hohp201[/root]
# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0:AUTO -
hpux
root@hohp201[/root]

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root@hohp201[/root]
# /etc/ioscan -nfC disk
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
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disk 0 1/0/0/3/0.6.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 73.4GATLAS10K3_73_SCA
/dev/dsk/c0t6d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0
disk 1 1/0/0/3/1.2.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-305
/dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0
root@hohp201[/root]
#
root@hohp201[/root]
# setboot
Primary bootpath : 1/0/0/3/0.6.0
Alternate bootpath : 1/0/1/0/0/1/1.6.0

Autoboot is ON (enabled)
Autosearch is OFF (disabled)

Note: The interpretation of Autoboot and Autosearch has changed for
systems that support hardware partitions. Please refer to the manpage.
root@hohp201[/root]

Re: change boot disk from "hpux" to "hpux -lq"

john kingsley — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:19:28 GMT

run:
mkboot -a "hpux -lq" /dev/rdsk/c#t#d#
You will need to specify this command on each of the mirrored disks.

Re: change boot disk from "hpux" to "hpux -lq"

Sanjay_6 — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:20:00 GMT

Hi Jeyy,

you can use the mkboot command,

mkboot -a "hpux -lq" /dev/rdsk/cxtydz

where /dev/rdsk/cxtydz is your boot device.

Hope this helps.

Regds

Re: change boot disk from "hpux" to "hpux -lq"

Jerry_109 — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:22:01 GMT

root@hohp201[/root]
# mkboot -a "hpux -lq" /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0
root@hohp201[/root]
# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0:AUTO -
hpux -lq
root@hohp201[/root]
Works fine. Thanks

Re: change boot disk from "hpux" to "hpux -lq"

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:58:34 GMT

Hi Jerry:

Make sure that both disk LIF contain the low-quorum setting! That is, issue the 'mkboot' to both the device on the primary as well as the device on the secondary boot path.

...JRF...