topic Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed in Operating System - HP-UX

Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Jennifer Lam — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:55:37 GMT

My system is running Ig-UX 3.7.95
I am doing Ignite_tape_recovery failed as following:

*Check configuration file for syntax
lifcp: cannot create SYSCMDS; no space on the LIF volume
make_medialif: error - lifcp SYSCMDS failed, probable insufficient size for /var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery
ERROR: system error; /opt/ignite/bin/make_medialif failed creating boot LIF file
ERROR: Failed to generate LIF on tape
==make_tape_recovery Completed unsuccessfully.

Thank you for help.
Jenn.

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Warren_9 — Wed, 10 May 2006 21:12:45 GMT

Hi Jenn,

Please check the /var have enough space to perform the make_tape_recovery.

reference from the man page, it require at least 32M free space in /var.

GOOD LUCK!!

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Jennifer Lam — Thu, 11 May 2006 18:00:08 GMT

Hi Warren
the /var have ~8GB space available in my system. Do you have any other idea.
Thank you for support,
Jenn.

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Warren_9 — Thu, 11 May 2006 20:57:53 GMT

hi Jenn,

there is a known bug on the 3.7.95.

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHSS_27406&sel={hpux:11.11,}&BC=main|search|

you need to install the patch or upgrade the Ignite to a latest version.

PHSS_27407 is for 11.0.

GOOD LUCK!!

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Nguyen Anh Tien — Thu, 11 May 2006 23:21:55 GMT

Make sure if DDS drive is ok and backing up files using tar is ok
problem description in log file points to: /opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.00/SYSCMDS,Do has "read" permissions for all, is approx. 15MB in size.?
Make sure that you can write down on tape
#tar -cvf /dev/rmt/mn0 /tmp

..then reinstall IGNITE (swremove old version first).

tienna

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Sheriff Andy — Fri, 12 May 2006 15:26:21 GMT

I would try another tape. Most importantly though I would definately upgrade your ignite.

I just did it, and it was really smooth. The main thing is that you need the latest pax and tar patches in place prior to the ignite upgrade.

As the previous user stated, swremove all Ignite components, then swinstall.

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Mridul Shrivastava — Sat, 13 May 2006 21:25:52 GMT

Edit /opt/ignite/bin/make_medialif and increase the -v value for lifinit. The
following changes to the make_medialif should resolve the problem:

Original line:
--------------

lifinit $ipl_options -v72000000 -d24 -nISL10 -K2 -s4096 $lif_file ||

New line:
---------

lifinit $ipl_options -v90000000 -d24 -nISL10 -K2 -s4096 $lif_file ||

The -v value needs to be increased until Ignite-UX is able to create the LIF.

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Darrel Louis — Sun, 14 May 2006 07:28:58 GMT

Hi Jennifer,

It's better to upgrade your ignite and install the latest PAX patch.

Goodluck,

Darrel

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Darrel Louis — Sun, 14 May 2006 07:35:59 GMT

Jenn,

Download the software from the following link:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/IUX/download.html

Darrel

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Jennifer Lam — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:47:21 GMT

Hello Mridul,
I did Edit /opt/ignite/bin/make_medialif and increase the -v value for lifinit. from -v72000000 to -v9000000, and then to -v206000000, it do writing boot LIF to tape, but finally it is failed because the I/O error with
25+0 record in
24+1 record out
Error: Failed to generate LIF on tape.
I appreciate any help in advance.
Thank you
Regards,
Jenn.

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Mridul Shrivastava — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:54:59 GMT

I hope when u try tar backup it is working successfully so there is no issues with Tape drive and media. could you pls confirm that?

Can you verify you can create a large file in /var/tmp with the command "prealloc /var/tmp/test 2200000000". My suspicion is that there is some reason we can't write to the /var/tmp filesystem.

Could you also run "fsadm -v -F vxfs /var" and send the output?

If possible pls send the syslog.log as well?

Thanks

Re: Ignite_tape_recovery failed

Jennifer Lam — Wed, 17 May 2006 20:13:43 GMT

Hello Mridul,
I confirm the issue, there is a problem with media. It is working successfully after edit file /opt/ignite/bin/make_medialif with increase the -v value for lifinit. from -v72000000 to -v9000000.
Thank you for support,
Jenn.