topic Re: Problem clone server with ignite in Operating System - HP-UX

Problem clone server with ignite

Ruben Tapia_2 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:13:35 GMT

Hi, im trying to clone a server due ignite, in server side i duplicate the folder with the mac adress and changed the name the new one, and make a ln-s with server name and mac adress, after i crated a new vpar and loaded it with vparbot -p partition -I, and after congiure networking and GO to install i recived this message? Any idea! thanks in advanced for your help!

Ruben.

NOTE: The disk at HW path: 0/0/0/3/0.6.0 does not exist on the system and is
being substituted by the disk at: 1/0/6/1/0/4/0.21.0.56.0.6.0
(HP_DISK-SUBSYSTEM)
* Mapping LUN Instance Data
* Will install B.11.23 onto this system.
WARNING: Could not clear boot block on disk "/dev/rdsk/c1t6d0": fwrite: Invalid
argument (errno = 22).
WARNING: Could not read UID off the disk
"/dev/rdsk/c1t6d0"(1/0/6/1/0/4/0.21.0.56.0.6.0). Invalid argument
(errno = 22)
WARNING: Could not write UID to disk "/dev/rdsk/c1t6d0". Invalid argument
(errno = 22)
WARNING: Could not clean up the disk
"/dev/rdsk/c1t6d0"(1/0/6/1/0/4/0.21.0.56.0.6.0). Invalid argument
(errno = 22)
* Creating LVM physical volume "/dev/rdsk/c1t6d0"
(1/0/6/1/0/4/0.21.0.56.0.6.0).
ERROR: Command "/sbin/pvcreate -f /dev/rdsk/c1t6d0" failed.

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

Re: Problem clone server with ignite

Torsten. — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:02:50 GMT

This is not a golden image right?
I assume you did a make_network_recovery and now you want to install this on your new vPar.

You should interact with the installer while restoring and adjust the target disk settings.

Re: Problem clone server with ignite

Ruben Tapia_2 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:07:38 GMT

Hi , yes i interactive with it, using ADVANCED, then i selected root disk the disk i really want use, and modify FS to delete the files that aren't in vg00, anyway i recive the message...

Re: Problem clone server with ignite

TTr — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:15:48 GMT

The new disk looks like it is on a fiber channel possibly a SAN based drive. You need to check if is it supported as a boot device by the server/OS level?

Re: Problem clone server with ignite

likid0 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:18:35 GMT

Hy, if you are shore you are choosing the right root disk in the advance settings.

and because of this error:
Could not clear boot block on disk

I would suggest you have a scsi reservation problem on that disk.has the disk been used on an aix or true64 machine?

i would try with another disk(if you can)

Re: Problem clone server with ignite

Ruben Tapia_2 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:43:46 GMT

No it doesn't used before, new disks assignes form XP12000 array, i could disscard incompatibity, because in the same npar we got some other vpars cloned with this process.

Re: Problem clone server with ignite

TTr — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:14:15 GMT

Check on the XP side again if the drive is not fully allocated to the server yet. It appears as if it is write-protected.

Ignite certainly sees it since it substitutes the original disk with this one.

Other than that see if you can access this disk normally from another vpar/server and pvcreate it etc.