topic Re: Problems booting in Operating System - HP-UX

Problems booting

dictum9 — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:14:47 GMT

It's a K class

It won't boot off normal disk. I stuck in a make_recovery tape and booted off that tape. I got to the ISL prompt and said:

ISL> hpux -is -lq boot

Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vumunix or /vmunix

Re: Problems booting

john kingsley — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:28:17 GMT

When you boot from the recovery tape, select no when you're ask if you want to interact with ISL. The system should then load ignite. You have the option to either INSTALL HPUX or RUN A RECOVERY SHELL. You can try running the recovery shell to see if you can recover the system.

Re: Problems booting

khilari — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:29:52 GMT

well when u interrupt the boot sequence, do a #sea that will get u all the bootable device to boot from. type #bo p6 or what ever is the device number for the tape. And that should pick it from there.
Now, u dont have to interact with isl because u dont want to go into single user mode. Further more, Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix means that there is problem with ur kernel. If thats the case, then u do have to go into single usre mode. #hpux -is and then boot from an old copy of the kernel.
But for now, just restart ur box and try what i wrote in the first paragraph.
thanks.

Re: Problems booting

Jaime Bolanos Rojas. — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:29:56 GMT

etc,

You can also follow those simple steps on this link:

http://www.compute-aid.com/uxignite.html

Regards,

Jaime.

Re: Problems booting

DCE — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:33:14 GMT

Is the system mirrored? The command you gave is almost right for booting off of a vg that no longer has quorom.

If you have a mirrored root disk
1. reboot the system
2. Interrupt the boot process
3. enter bo alt to start to boot off of mirror disk
4. Answer yes to interact with the ISL
5a. enter hpux-is to come up in single user mode
5b. enter hpux -lq to have the system come up in multiuser mode

Re: Problems booting

Marcel Boogert_1 — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:34:11 GMT

etc,

http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/faq.html#set5

Regards, MB.

Re: Problems booting

dictum9 — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:10:42 GMT

Mirror boot disk has failed and it no longer has quorum and won't boot.

Re: Problems booting

dictum9 — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:44:43 GMT

I got to the recovery shell. Nothing is mounted.
What do I do know?

Re: Problems booting

dictum9 — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:19:20 GMT

this is what I get when I try to boot off the primary disk (at least I think it's primary)

search

Path Number Device Path (dec) Device Type
----------- ----------------- -----------
P0 10/0.6 Random access media
P1 10/0.5 Random access media
P2 10/0.4 Random access media
P3 10/0.3 Random access media
P4 10/8.1 Random access media
P5 10/12/5.2 Random access media
P6 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media
P7 10/12/6.0 LAN Module

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > hpux -is

ERROR: Unknown command

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot p0
Interact with IPL (Y or N)?> n

Booting...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 152
WARN C7F2
IPL error: bad LIF magic.
WARN C7F0
Error Reading IPL

CPU 0
WARNING: Both STANDARD and EDO DRAMS are installed in this system.

------- Main Menu -------------------------------------------------------------

Command Description
------- -----------

BOot [PRI|ALT|] Boot from specified path
PAth [PRI|ALT] [] Display or modify a path
SEArch [DIsplay|IPL] [] Search for boot devices

COnfiguration menu Displays or sets boot values
INformation menu Displays hardware information
SERvice menu Displays service commands

DIsplay Redisplay the current menu
HElp [|] Display help for menu or command
RESET Restart the system

Re: Problems booting

john kingsley — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:29:06 GMT

Try running the search command with the IPL option:
> search ipl

This will locate all the bootable devices and should help you identify which is your remain mirrored defice.

Then:

> boot P#

where P# is the Path number associated with the mirrored disk.

Re: Problems booting

dictum9 — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:31:43 GMT

Here is what happens when I boot off the tape drive. It's telling me there is an error with
/dev/rdsk/c0t5d0 (the internal mirror boot 2GB disk which has failed and has been replaced)

and it's asking about the shell. Should I accept it or not? I have tried going there but couldn't figure out what to do in there.

search

Path Number Device Path (dec) Device Type
----------- ----------------- -----------
P0 10/0.6 Random access media
P1 10/0.5 Random access media
P2 10/0.4 Random access media
P3 10/0.3 Random access media
P4 10/8.1 Random access media
P5 10/12/5.2 Random access media
P6 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media
P7 10/12/6.0 LAN Module

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot P6
Interact with IPL (Y or N)?> n

Booting...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 0

HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.38 OCT 26, 1994

ISL booting hpux (;0):INSTALL

Boot
: tape(10/12/5.0.0.0.0.0.0;0):INSTALL
5108764 + 458752 + 357696 start 0x1862e8
vuseg=47d0000
btlan1: Initializing 10/100BASE-T card at 10/4/16.......
btlan1: NOTE: Hub/Switch does not support autonegotiation.
btlan1: NOTE: 100Base-TX started.
Networking memory for fragment reassembly is restricted to 160567296 bytes
Swap device table: (start & size given in 512-byte blocks)
entry 0 - auto-configured on root device; ignored - no room
WARNING: No dump device configured. Dump is disabled.
netisr real-time priority reset to 100
Starting the STREAMS daemons.
9245XB HP-UX (B.10.20) #1: Sun Jun 9 06:31:19 PDT 1996

Memory Information:
physical page size = 4096 bytes, logical page size = 4096 bytes
Physical: 1703936 Kbytes, lockable: 1347812 Kbytes, available: 1546608 Kbytes

======= 06/15/06 17:27:37 EDT HP-UX Installation Initialization. (Thu Jun 15
17:27:37 EDT 2006)
@(#) Ignite-UX Revision 1.51
@(#) install/init (opt) $Revision: 10.156 $
* EISA configuration has completed. Following the completion of a
successful HP-UX installation, please check the "/etc/eisa/config.err"
file for any EISA configuration messages.
* Scanning system for IO devices...
* Querying disk device: 10/0.3.0 ...
* Querying disk device: 10/0.4.0 ...
* Querying disk device: 10/0.5.0 ...
* Querying disk device: 10/0.6.0 ...
* Querying disk device: 10/8.1.0 ...
* Querying disk device: 10/8.2.0 ...NOTE: Cannot read from disk: /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 (10/8.2.0): Invalid argument
(errno = 22). This is normal for LUN's that are not owned by the
controller indicated by the HW path. This disk will not be available
for use during the install.

* Querying disk device: 10/8.2.1 ...
* Querying disk device: 10/8.2.2 ...
* Querying disk device: 10/8.2.3 ...

WARNING: The configuration information calls for a non-interactive
installation.

Press within 10 seconds to cancel batch-mode installation:
* Using client directory: /var/opt/ignite/clients/0x080009D64035
* Checking configuration for consistency...
* Attempting a non-interactive installation.
* Loading configuration utility...
======= 06/15/06 17:28:26 EDT Starting system configuration...
* Configure_Disks: Begin
* Will install B.10.20 onto this system.
WARNING: Could not clear boot block on disk "/dev/rdsk/c0t5d0": fwrite: I/O
error (errno = 5).
* Creating LVM physical volume "/dev/rdsk/c0t5d0" (10/0.5.0).
pvcreate: writing LVM record: I/O error
ERROR: Command "/sbin/pvcreate -f /dev/rdsk/c0t5d0" failed.

The configuration process has incurred an error, would you like
to push a shell for debugging purposes? (y/[n]):

Re: Problems booting

Torsten. — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:01:31 GMT

Looks like your disk c0t5d0 is bad, because of the I/O error. Was the disk mirrored?
Maybe P1?

Do a "SEA IPL" from the prompt and boot from the disk. Interact with ISL and run

ISL> hpux -lq

Re: Problems booting

dictum9 — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:11:03 GMT

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > search ipl

Searching for device(s) with bootable media
This may take several minutes.

To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).

Path Number Device Path (dec) Device Type and Utilities
----------- ----------------- -------------------------
P0 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media
IPL
P1 10/12/6.0 LAN Module

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot p0
Interact with IPL (Y or N)?> y

Booting...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 0

HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.38 OCT 26, 1994

ISL> hpux -lq
Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix.

Re: Problems booting

Torsten. — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:14:57 GMT

There is no bootable disk here.

Just boot

P0 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media
IPL

and DO NOT interact with ISL! Let it proceed!

There will be another 10 second wait sequence from ignite. Press a key there if you want an interactive ignite restore.

Otherwise do not press any key.

Re: Problems booting

Torsten. — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:17:57 GMT

Reason is, there is an ISL on the tape, but no "hpux" binary.

That's why you get the error message.

The system loads a special install kernel (likely WINSTALL) from the tape, not vmunix!

So, do not interact with ISL when booting from tape.

Re: Problems booting

dictum9 — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:39:06 GMT

I already booted off tape (P6)
and I ended up with this: (see the above post)
I went into shell but couldn't figure out what to do at that point.
Yes, c0t5d0, mirror boot disk has failed and has been replaced but I don't see why it's a problem booting off the primary disk.

So *HOW* do I restore the OS off the make_recovery tape once I boot off "Sequential Access Media"?

ERROR: Command "/sbin/pvcreate -f /dev/rdsk/c0t5d0" failed.

The configuration process has incurred an error, would you like
to push a shell for debugging purposes? (y/[n]):

Re: Problems booting

Torsten. — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:20:07 GMT

Sequential Access Media is the tape!

It was
P6 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media

and is now

P0 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media
IPL

Your disk at 10/0.5 seems to be bad.

Did you replace it?
There was no mirrored disk - can you confirm?
The system is not able to find any.

You need to replace the disk or decide to restore to another disk.

In this case, do not press any key while the first 10 sec period, but press a key while the next 10 sec period.

Re: Problems booting

Torsten. — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:20:46 GMT

Sequential Access Media is the tape!

It was
P6 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media

and is now

P0 10/12/5.0 Sequential access media
IPL

Same device!

Your disk at 10/0.5 seems to be bad.

Did you replace it?
There was no mirrored disk - can you confirm?
The system is not able to find any.

You need to replace the disk or decide to restore to another disk.

In this case, do not press any key while the first 10 sec period, but press a key while the next 10 sec period.

Re: Problems booting

dictum9 — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:11:29 GMT

Torsten et al,

The disk is indeed bad. This is rather hard to believe as it's the *new* disk that went bad. It was just put in after the old disk went bad.

I am working to get it replaced. This explains why it won't restore off make_recovery tape. No error on the operator's part.