RP 7410 not booting.

[jaivinder]

Hi Gurus,

I have a rp7410 server, i found this server down and it was at the BCH prompt.
I have found the following logs in the BCH menu. please help. Thanks in advance

Service Menu: Enter command > bo

Primary Boot Path: 1/0/0/3/0.6


Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> n

Initializing boot Device.


Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) Revision 4


IODC ENTRY_INIT failed. Error Status: -7

The IODC for this boot device was unable to provide text describing the failure.
IODC ENTRY_INIT[Return Messages] failed. Error Status: -2

0x0000 00000000fffffff9 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0004 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0008 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x000c 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0010 0000000000000000 0000000000000012 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0014 00000000454e4841 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000454e4841
0x0018 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x001c 0000000000000200 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000


Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo alt

Alternate Boot Path: 1/0/1/0/0/1/1.6


Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> y

Initializing boot Device.


Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) Revision 4


IODC ENTRY_INIT failed. Error Status: -7

The IODC for this boot device was unable to provide text describing the failure.
IODC ENTRY_INIT[Return Messages] failed. Error Status: -2

0x0000 00000000fffffff9 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0004 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0008 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x000c 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0010 0000000000000000 0000000000000012 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0014 00000000454e4841 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000454e4841
0x0018 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x001c 0000000000000200 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000

The MP error logs shows the following errors;

505 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004120a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
505 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x5800490000001060 0x00006d051e0b0619 06/30/2009 11:06:25
504 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004720a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
504 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004f0000001060 0x00006d051e0b0619 06/30/2009 11:06:25
503 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004520a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
503 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004d0000001060 0x00006d051e0b060f 06/30/2009 11:06:15
502 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004420a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
502 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004c0000001060 0x00006d051e0b060f 06/30/2009 11:06:15
501 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004220a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
501 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004a0000001060 0x00006d051e0b052b 06/30/2009 11:05:43
500 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004120a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
500 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x5800490000001060 0x00006d051e0b052b 06/30/2009 11:05:43
499 PDC 0,1,0 *3 0x58004830a4002002 0x00006d051e0a3426 BOOT_ON_FAILURE_GOTO_BCH
498 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004620a4002004 0xfffffffffffffffb BOOT_SELECTED_PATH_FAILED
498 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004e0000002000 0x00006d051e0a3426 06/30/2009 10:52:38
497 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004520a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
497 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004d0000001060 0x00006d051e0a3426 06/30/2009 10:52:38
496 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004420a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
496 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004c0000001060 0x00006d051e0a3426 06/30/2009 10:52:38
495 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004320a4002004 0xfffffffffffffffb BOOT_SELECTED_PATH_FAILED
495 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004b0000002000 0x00006d051e0a3425 06/30/2009 10:52:37
494 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004220a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
494 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004a0000001060 0x00006d051e0a3425 06/30/2009 10:52:37
493 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004120a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
493 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x5800490000001060 0x00006d051e0a3425 06/30/2009 10:52:37
492 PDC 0,1,0 *3 0x58004830a4002002 0x00006d051e0a250b BOOT_ON_FAILURE_GOTO_BCH
491 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004220a4002004 0xfffffffffffffffb BOOT_SELECTED_PATH_FAILED
491 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004a0000002000 0x00006d051e0a250b 06/30/2009 10:37:11
490 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004120a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
490 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x5800490000001060 0x00006d051e0a250b 06/30/2009 10:37:11
489 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004720a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
489 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004f0000001060 0x00006d051e0a250b 06/30/2009 10:37:11
488 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004620a4002004 0xfffffffffffffffb BOOT_SELECTED_PATH_FAILED
488 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004e0000002000 0x00006d051e0a250a 06/30/2009 10:37:10
487 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004520a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
487 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004d0000001060 0x00006d051e0a250a 06/30/2009 10:37:10
486 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004420a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
486 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004c0000001060 0x00006d051e0a250a 06/30/2009 10:37:10
485 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004520a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
485 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004d0000001060 0x00006d051e0a2239 06/30/2009 10:34:57
484 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004420a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
484 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004c0000001060 0x00006d051e0a2239 06/30/2009 10:34:57
483 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004220a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
483 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004a0000001060 0x00006d051e0a1b32 06/30/2009 10:27:50
482 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004120a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
482 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x5800490000001060 0x00006d051e0a1b32 06/30/2009 10:27:50
481 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004620a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
481 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004e0000001060 0x00006d051e0a1b2c 06/30/2009 10:27:44
480 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004520a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
480 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004d0000001060 0x00006d051e0a1b2c 06/30/2009 10:27:44
479 PDC 0,1,0 *3 0x58004830a4002002 0x00006d051e0a181a BOOT_ON_FAILURE_GOTO_BCH
478 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004320a4002004 0xfffffffffffffffb BOOT_SELECTED_PATH_FAILED
478 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004b0000002000 0x00006d051e0a181a 06/30/2009 10:24:26
477 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004220a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
477 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004a0000001060 0x00006d051e0a181a 06/30/2009 10:24:26
476 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004120a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
476 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x5800490000001060 0x00006d051e0a181a 06/30/2009 10:24:26
475 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004720a4002004 0xfffffffffffffffb BOOT_SELECTED_PATH_FAILED
475 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004f0000002000 0x00006d051e0a1819 06/30/2009 10:24:25
474 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004620a4001061 0xfffffffffffffffe BOOT_ERR_READING_ENTRY_INIT_MSG
474 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004e0000001060 0x00006d051e0a1819 06/30/2009 10:24:25
473 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0xb8004520a4001060 0xfffffffffffffff9 BOOT_ERR_EXEC_IODC_ENTRY_INIT
473 PDC 0,1,0 *2 0x58004d0000001060 0x00006d051e0a1819 06/30/2009 10:24:25

[TTr]

At the service menu, do an inventory of the hardware and see if the disks are showing up. In both boot attempts above, the ISL area can not be read. Did you or anybody did something to the boot disks or did something with the LIF commands? It is unlikely that both boot disks went bad at the same time.
Also did this server ever boot from the alternate path? Maybe the primary path disk failed and the alternate path boot disk was never set up properly.
You should be looking for replacement disks and an ignite tape.

[Torsten.]

Both disks are not bootable.

Either you try to repair the boot header (install media -> recover) or restore your ignite.