topic Re: reboot problem in Operating System - HP-UX

reboot problem

prasadb — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:23:29 GMT

one of system has problem to boot. i am on GSP console but dont know how to troubleshoot, please help me to bring my system up.

let me know if you require any logs

i will assign points properly :-)

thank you in advance..

Re: reboot problem

Jeeshan — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:31:04 GMT

submit machine model, OS and startup messages.

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:34:31 GMT

i have attached the console logs file. please go thru it

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:36:13 GMT

machine model : 9000/800/L2000-44
OS : B.11.11

Re: reboot problem

Dennis Handly — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:45:59 GMT

I'm not sure what's wrong. It seems when you login, it shuts down.
The system is ready.
GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.11] (see /etc/issue)

Press Q/q to quit, Enter to continue:
Console Login: May 20 15:00:06 dldptest01 syslogd: bind: Address already in use

SHUTDOWN PROGRAM

It seems you should have tried logging on here.
Then during the shutdown, there were more login prompts:
Killing user processes .......................................
GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.11] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login:
GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.11] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login: OK

(Instead of typing "OK" above, you should have logged in.)

Do you have a serial console or graphics?

Have you tried booting in single user mode?
Is there something in your profile that immediately will shutdown the system?

Re: reboot problem

Jeeshan — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:48:41 GMT

what do u see if you go through the system live events from GSP while booting?

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:56:43 GMT

on GSP menu when i type CO (console)..the i come at the prompt

Main Menu: Enter command or menu >

i typed then > bo pri

and after that i have taken the seesion prompt which i have attached the text file.

please help

Re: reboot problem

Dennis Handly — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:00:23 GMT

>i have taken the session prompt which i have attached the text file.

It looks like your disk is bad:
IPL error: bad LIF magic.

Re: reboot problem

Jeeshan — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:13:12 GMT

did you try to boot from the secondary mirrored disk?

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:19:33 GMT

Ehsan, no mirroring is there in this system, in fact it is a test server and in total i have two disks in the system, also tell me how to boot it in single user mode and how does help to troubleshoot the problem ..

thanks

Re: reboot problem

Mridul Shrivastava — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:26:57 GMT

Try booting in single user mode, I have a feeling that may not help.

Try booting in lvm maintenance mode using hpux -lm at ISL prompt when it asks you to press any key within 10 seconds while booting.

Similarlt hpux -is can be used to boot in single user mode.

Re: reboot problem

Saravanan_rg — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:34:29 GMT

Hi Prasad

you can use PDC to boot the system in single-user mode for maintenance
purposes. The PDC command used for this purpose is:
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot pri -is
On other machines, you can stop the boot process and use ISL to boot into single-user mode as
shown here.
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot pri
Interact with ISL (Y or N)?> Y
When you get the ISL prompt, use the following command to boot into single-user mode.
ISL> hpux
Best u have to tried run recovery console mode.

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:46:58 GMT

hello Saravanan_rg

i run the following commands as you said:
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot pri -is
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot pri
Interact with ISL (Y or N)?> Y

but after the giving acknowledgement to the message two times, nothing happens ..

it is stuck at this point
Anything else skip redisplay the log entry
->Choice:a
*****************************************

now also tell me
> Best u have to tried run recovery console mode.

how to do this

Re: reboot problem

Mridul Shrivastava — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:52:56 GMT

for recovery console mode , you need to boot the system with OS CD and then select the recovery from there...

It will gove you some options there abt what do you want to repair.. Try repairing the LVM structure without replacing vmunix.

Re: reboot problem

SUDHAKAR_18 — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:06:59 GMT

Have U took any Ignite copies before(latest)?

I think disk is having problem.(Intermittently not detecting)

Regards,
SHR

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:07:26 GMT

i have inserted the OS CD , please tell me how to have the recovery console mode

Re: reboot problem

Mr.Right — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:31:48 GMT

Hi,

Follow the steps as mentioned in the documents attached below and ur problem will be resolved.

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:12:32 GMT

This is the message i am getting on my screen...

BOOTLIF PATH VERIFICATION MENU

This menu must be used to determine the path of the bootlif (ISL, HPUX
and the AUTO file). When the information is correct, select 'a'.

INFORMATION to verify:
Path of the bootlif is 0/0/2/0.2.0.

Select one of the following:
a. The above information is correct.
b. WRONG!! Prompt the user for a new bootlif path.

m. Return to the 'HP-UX Recovery MENU.'
x. Exit to the shell.

Selection: a

*********** Installing bootlif ***********

-W requires file system on device /dev/rdsk/c2t2d0
\ mkboot failed.

mkboot failed to update the bootlif!
You will be returned to the 'HP-UX Recovery MENU.'

Re: reboot problem

prasadb — Tue, 27 May 2008 03:05:53 GMT

this is didn't work, i am now installing a fresh OS, but didn't know what the problem was.

thanx anyways to all who gave their precious time for me