topic Re: changing alternate boot path. in Operating System - HP-UX

changing alternate boot path.

sara1 — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:01:30 GMT

In one server the primary root disk failed and the server was rebooted from alternate path.
Now I want to change the alternate boot path to primary boot path.
What is the exact command should i use.
How can i confrim the same.
Also after replacing the primary disk what steps do i need to carry out

Re: changing alternate boot path.

James R. Ferguson — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:10:18 GMT

Hi:

TO set the primary boot patch (for example):

# setboot -p 2/4.1.0 -b on

Substitute another path and a '-a' for the alternate path specification. You can check your settings with:

# setboot

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: changing alternate boot path.

Pete Randall — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:10:52 GMT

Use "setboot -a" to set the alternate path. Do a man on setboot.

Pete

Re: changing alternate boot path.

Mark Nieuwboer — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:51:36 GMT

Hi,
see this link to replace the boot disk.
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=383446

grtz. Mark

Re: changing alternate boot path.

DCE — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:28:44 GMT

Sara,

The setboot command will do both

the setboot without any parameters tells you your current boot configuration

setboot -p allows you to change the primary boot disk address.

a man on setboot will give you the correct syntax

Dave

Re: changing alternate boot path.

Raj D. — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:43:32 GMT

Hi Sara ,

# /usr/sbin/setboot -a alternate-path

To verify check with :
# setboot

Cheers,
Raj.

Re: changing alternate boot path.

Sivakumar TS — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:42:07 GMT

Dear Sara,

After restoring the failed (primary) disk,

lvlnboot -r /dev/vg00/lvol3 # root fs /
lvlnboot -s /dev/vg00/lvol2 # swap
lvlnboot -d /dev/vg00/lvol2 # swap/dump
lvlnboot -b /dev/vg00/lvol1
lvlnboot -R
lvlnboot -v
setboot -p
setboot -a

Right now you can do
setboot -p

With Regards,

Siva.

Re: changing alternate boot path.

Devender Khatana — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:09:42 GMT

Hi,

Here is the official disk replacement guide.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1236/When_Good_Disks_Go_Bad.pdf

HTH,
Devender