topic Re: Boot Stopped in Operating System - HP-UX

Boot Stopped

C. David — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:41:01 GMT

Hi,
I try to boot a hp-ux server from a boot_lif on another server. This boot_lif has been created with make_medialif.

When i start my server with :
>boot lan.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
and i've the following messages :

>Booting...
>Network Station Address xxxxxx-xxxxxx
>System IP Address xx.xx.xx.xx
>Server IP Address xx.xx.xx.xx
>
>Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 2
>
>
>HARD Booted.
>
>ISL Revision A.00.44 Mar 12, 2003
>
>ISL booting hpux (;0):INSTALL
>
>Boot
>: lan(0/0/0/0;0):WINSTALL
>11751424 + 1970264 + 2631464 start 0x200d68
>
>alloc_pdc_pages: Relocating PDC from 0xffff800000 to 0x7eb00000.

and after nothing, the boot seems to be freezed at this stage and i dont know why, perhaps it needs something.

Do u know the reason of my problem??

Thx in advance

Re: Boot Stopped

Peter Godron — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:50:09 GMT

Hi,
Seems to me you have aserious hardware issue.
From another thread:
The "alloc_pdc_pages" message is completely normal. The PDC is the "Processor Dependant Code" and is loaded into memory before the Kernal, it actually happens in a fraction of a second. The rest of the time is loading and configuring the Kernel.

Does the machine panic dump after a while?
Have you checked the GPS?

Re: Boot Stopped

Steve Steel — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:51:18 GMT

Hi

Looks like compatibility

What is the system model and what was
the original source model

Steve Steel

Re: Boot Stopped

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:08:17 GMT

Shalom,

I try to boot a hp-ux server from a boot_lif on another server. This boot_lif has been created with make_medialif.

If they are exactly alike in every aspect, it might work.

Its probably not supported.

I think its impossible if the servers are not exactly alike.

SEP

Re: Boot Stopped

Senthil Kumar .A_1 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:16:59 GMT

Hi David,

The step that follows immediately after PDC reallocation is recognizing the root,swap and dump LVOL's..

ex:

Logical volume 64, 0x3 configured as ROOT
Logical volume 64, 0x2 configured as SWAP
Logical volume 64, 0x2 configured as DUMP

Possibly, if it hangs at this stage...it could mean that the LABEL file is corrupt or your BDRA is corrupt. You can solve the BDRA corruption by going into LVM maintence mode.

>ISL hpux -lm
.
.
.
#vgchange -a y /dev/vg00
#lvlnboot -r /dev/vg00/lvol3
#lvlnboot -s /dev/vg00/lvol2
#lvlnboot -d /dev/vg00/lvol2
#vgchange -a n /dev/vg00
# reboot

Check whether it boots now normally.

But if the LABEL file corruption is the cause for the issue, then you can restore by going into "HP-UX Recovery MENU" and choosing the option c," Rebuild only the bootlif."

Regards,
Senthil Kumar .A

Re: Boot Stopped

C. David — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:17:40 GMT

Thx for your answers.
To resume, i try to make a network installation of HP-UX 11.11 manually without a Ignite Server but only the boot for the moment.
I'm probably wrong in my method, here is what i 've made :

>make_medialif -f config -r B.11.11 -o 64w -l boot_lif
On a parisc 64bits, config is a configuration from a previous network installation with a ignite server.

>After that, i try to boot the same parisc with the boot_lif.

It's strange because i've no error, no kernel panic, nothing, i can't determine the source of the problem.

Re: Boot Stopped

Senthil Kumar .A_1 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:33:59 GMT

Hi david,

If you are intrested in just recovering the bootlif partition , you do not require to reinstall. All you will have to do is go to "HP-UX Recovery MENU" and choose the option c," Rebuild only the bootlif."

The recovery menu can be accessed by booting from Istall media and choosing "Run a Recovery Shell" ... you could even boot from ignite server to reach this point.

Regards,
Senthil Kumar .A

Re: Boot Stopped

gigiz — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:41:56 GMT

May be a quorum !!!!!!!!!!!

ISL> hpux -lq
.
.
.
#vgchange -a y /dev/vg00
#lvlnboot -r /dev/vg00/lvol3
#lvlnboot -s /dev/vg00/lvol2
#lvlnboot -d /dev/vg00/lvol2
#vgchange -a n /dev/vg00
# reboot

Re: Boot Stopped

C. David — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:43:48 GMT

My interest is to install completely HP-UX 11.11 on this server by network without IgniteServer.
I know that it's perhaps very hard or impossible, but im tenacious and i want to try :)

Re: Boot Stopped

C. David — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:50:02 GMT

I've tried the following commands :

ISL> hpux -lq
or
ISL> hpux -lm

I obtain that :

>Boot
>: lan(0/0/0/0;0)/stand/vmunix

and after nothing, i would like add that i'm novice in HP-UX system, so be understanding for my ignorance...

Re: Boot Stopped

Senthil Kumar .A_1 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:07:18 GMT

Hi Dave,

Sorry for leading you in the wrong direction . I did not realize that you were trying to install HPUX through ignite. Just now noticed, WINSTALL part in your query. Extremely sorry. My methods are for recovering OS from already installed on HPUX instance on the disk.

I will try gathering some info from the net. Meanwhile I would only hope for more experienced member's to notice this thread again.

Senthil Kumar .A