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getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

Suresh Babu G — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:59:10 GMT

Hi Experts,

I am getting the below error while executing mkboot command

mkboot -a hpux /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0
-a specified but no current boot area on /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0

can anyone help me to resolve the same, i have followed the attached steps.

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

Asif Sharif — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:14:36 GMT

Hi Suresh,

Read the below thread and you will find the solution.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=957941

Please post your question in relevant HP-UX System Administration thread.

Regards,
Asif Sharif

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

Kapil Jha — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:14:52 GMT

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

you have to check out this document
When_Good_Disks_Go_Bad_WP.pdf

You must have missed some steps which mirroring the root disk or replacing.

BR,
Kapil+

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

HCL Ash — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:33:49 GMT

mkboot /dev/rdsk/cxtydz

mkboot -a "hpux -lq (;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/cxtydz

this will work

for PA system.

1) vgcfgrestore -n /dev/vg00 /dev/rdsk/cxtydz
2) vgchange -a y vg00
3) mkboot /dev/rdsk/cxtydz
4) mkboot -a "hpux -lq (;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/cxtydz
5) vgsync vg00
6) lvlnboot -Rv

This will work :)

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

SUDHAKAR_18 — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:01:45 GMT

looks like , you have not used -B option with pvcreate. so the boot volume may not be created.
please check

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

Suresh Babu G — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:14:59 GMT

Hi,

I am not able to proceed and i want to remove everything and redo it but when i try to give the lvreduce it is giving the below error.

ioscan output

# ioscan -fnC disk
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
disk 0 0/0/0/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP Virtual Disk
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1 /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s3
disk 1 0/0/0/0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP Virtual Disk
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0s1 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s3

lvdisplay shows error and the mirror copy as 0
--------------------------------------------
# lvdisplay -v /dev/vg00/lvol3 | more
lvdisplay: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c0t1d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvdisplay: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
--- Logical volumes ---
LV Name /dev/vg00/lvol3
VG Name /dev/vg00
LV Permission read/write
LV Status available/syncd
Mirror copies 0
Consistency Recovery MWC
Schedule parallel
LV Size (Mbytes) 3072
Current LE 96
Allocated PE 96
Stripes 0
Stripe Size (Kbytes) 0
Bad block off
Allocation strict/contiguous
IO Timeout (Seconds) default

--- Distribution of logical volume ---
PV Name LE on PV PE on PV
/dev/disk/disk3_p2 96 96
--------------------------------------------
lvreduce -m 0 /dev/vg00/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0
lvreduce: "MirrorCopies" parameter "0" is not smaller than existing number "0";
therefore no mirrors are removed.

pleasue suggest how to remove everything
it is a IVM

Regards
suresh

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

atul2701 — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:03:54 GMT

Hi Suresh,

its a PA Risc or Itanium?

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

Torsten. — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:33:49 GMT

disk 1 0/0/0/0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP Virtual Disk
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2
/dev/dsk/c0t1d0s1 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s3

This is a virtual machine running on Itanium server.

You MUST not include

/dev/dsk/c0t1d0

into vg00, but

/dev/dsk/c0t1d0s2

otherwise this disk will NEVER boot.

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

Suresh Babu G — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:36:00 GMT

Hi,

thanks for your support, i got resolved

Regards
Suresh

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

Suresh Babu G — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:38:46 GMT

Hi All,

In VMs as per HP Recommendation we should not assing the disks directly to the VM and it should be mirroed as the Host level and we should assign the LV to the guest

Regards
Suresh

Re: getting error while doing "mkboot -a"

so_2 — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:03:29 GMT