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

Idisk problem

shanmuhanandam — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:59:03 GMT

Hi all,
i have a server of rx2600 and running with hp-ux 11.23. im trying to mirror the root disk. when i run the command idisk it is giving the error invalid partition. can anybody help me?
here is the output of idisk command:
# idisk -wf - /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
idisk version: 1.31
********************** WARNING ***********************
If you continue you may destroy all data on this disk.
Do you wish to continue(yes/no)? yes
3
EFI 500MB
HP-UX 100%
HPSP 400MB
idisk: Invalid partition type.

Thanks In Adavance..
regards,
Shanmugam.

Re: Idisk problem

Ivan Krastev — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:06:58 GMT

Your syntax is wrong.
use:

idisk -wf partitionfile /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

regards,
ivan

Re: Idisk problem

shanmuhanandam — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:12:38 GMT

hi ivan,
i have tried the syntax u provoided also. it's giving the same error..
# idisk -wf /tmp/shan /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
idisk version: 1.31
********************** WARNING ***********************
If you continue you may destroy all data on this disk.
Do you wish to continue(yes/no)? yes
idisk: Invalid partition type.
# cat /tmp/shan
3
EFI 500MB
HP-UX 100%
HPSP 400MB
#

Thanks,
shanmugam.

Re: Idisk problem

Ivan Krastev — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:44:36 GMT

Can you verify disk partitions:
# idisk /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

regards,
ivan

Re: Idisk problem

Mike Shilladay — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:12:02 GMT

Hi Shanmugam,

Just a thought, but I have always used the command with the parameters separated. e.g.

#idisk -f /tmp/shan -w /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

Mike.

Re: Idisk problem

Hasan Atasoy — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:27:01 GMT

is there a garbage character in your file.

cat -v /shan

Hasan

Re: Idisk problem

Torsten. — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:13:21 GMT

Some points to check:

# ioscan -fnCdisk

# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

# idisk /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c2t1d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k

Results?

Re: Idisk problem

Vincent_5 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:58:32 GMT

Hi Shanmugan,
The syntax you provided is wrong, it should be
idisk -wf /tmp/partitionfile /dev/rdsk/cXtXdX

Anyway, attach is a copy of the mirror step for 11.23. Hope it help

Regards
Vincent

Re: Idisk problem

freddy_21 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:44:25 GMT

hello your partition file have a wrong syntax

3
EFI 500MB
HP-UX 100% <-- HPUX not using -
HPSP 400MB

Thanks
Freddy

Re: Idisk problem

freddy_21 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:06:21 GMT

Hello
You must check about your disk partition, you must destroy first. I guess your efi partition already created but for HPUX you got error. please destroy all partition at the disk first with command:

idisk -R /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

after that, run idisk command for create new partition.

thanks
Freddy

Re: Idisk problem

Andres_13 — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:00:36 GMT

The correct way to do this is:

# vi /tmp/partitionfile
3
EFI 500MB
HPUX 100%
HPSP 400MB
# idisk -wf /tmp/partitionfile /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
idisk version: 1.31
********************** WARNING ***********************
If you continue you may destroy all data on this disk.
Do you wish to continue(yes/no)? yes <-- Answer "yes" and not "y"

Create device files needed for the new partitions.
# insf -eC disk

Verify the partition table.
# idisk /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

Hope this help.

Re: Idisk problem

shanmuhanandam — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:38:31 GMT

Hi Andres,
thanks for your reply. i got solved the issue. the issue is bcoz i have created the entry in the partiotion file HP-UX. but it should be HPUX. now idisk is working and i have creaed the partitions.

Re: Idisk problem

shanmuhanandam — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:38:51 GMT

Re: Idisk problem

shanmuhanandam — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:42:59 GMT

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