ERROR: Failed to open tape device /dev/rmt/0mn:No such.....

[Sebastian Perez]

Hi everyone!
I am working with hp9000 servers family, rp2430, rp5430, rp5470.
S.O.: hp-ux 11i
I am doing Ignite to each server with a new external tape drive DDS4 (hp StorageWorks DAT). Everythin was doing good with the servers rp2430 and rp2470, but now I want to conect the tape drive to make a tape recovery and I installed special files (insf -C tape; insf -e) but when I try to do a make_tape_recovery the output is an error. I am attaching a text file with the output.
Could you please help me to know what´s wrong with??

[Patrick Wallek]

Very simple actually.

The tape drive you are specifying in your make_tape_recovery command is /dev/rmt/0mn. That particular device does not exist on your system (refer back to your ioscan and look at the device files).

You should probably be using /dev/rmt/3mn instead, which does exist. (again, refer back to your ioscan -kfnC tape output and look at the device files)

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

HI

You do not have a /dev/rmt/0mn, look at the device files in your attachment and use ether
1mn,2mn or 3mn which ever is the external drive.

Paula

[Sebastian Perez]

Patrick, Paula
Actually I used /dev/rmt/3mn but the error says 0mn, and I don´t know wh

[Sebastian Perez]

You know, now I am trying to make an Ignite in other server (rp5470) and everything is working right.
See the attach, pls.

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Try moving you tape drive option to somwhere else in the command line. I usually put it first.

# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/?mn -I -v -m tar -x inc_entire=vg00 -x exclude=??????

I don't know if it'll make a difference or not, but it's worth a try.

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi

Your:-

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vg_BSCC
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vg_BSCC
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t0d2":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t0d2":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
vgcfgbackup: Volume group not activated.
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vg_BSCC
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vg_BSCC.mapfile /dev/vg_BSCC

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vg_IB
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vg_IB
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c6t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c6t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.

Needs to be looked at in respect of the physical volumes.


Paula

[Sebastian Perez]

Paula,
What can I do?

Patrick, I will try to change the order.

[Sebastian Perez]

Paula,
What this means.
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c6t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
vgcfgbackup: Volume group not activated.
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vg_IB
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vg_IB.mapfile /dev/vg_IB

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vg_copia
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vg_copia
vgcfgbackup: "/dev/vg_copia/group": not a character device.
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vg_copia
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vg_copia.mapfile /dev/vg_copia
vgexport: "/dev/vg_copia/group": not a character device.
vgexport: Couldn't export volume group "/dev/vg_copia".

* Creating Control Configuration.
* Creating Archive File List
* Creating Archive Configuration
NOTE: vgdisplay -v unsuccessful

* /opt/ignite/bin/make_arch_config -c
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2004-02-17,11:20/archive_cfg -g
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2004-02-17,11:20/flist -n 2004-02-17,11:20 -r
64 -d Recovery\ Archive -t -i 1
* Saving the information about archive to
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/previews
* Creating The Tape Archive
* Checking configuration file for Syntax
* Writing boot LIF to tape
39420+1 records in
39420+1 records out
* Complete writing boot LIF onto tape.
* /opt/ignite/data/scripts/make_sys_image -c n -d /dev/rmt/0mn -t n -s
local -n 2004-02-17,11:20 -m t -w
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2004-02-17,11:20/recovery.log -u -R -g
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2004-02-17,11:20/flist -a 5545970

* Preparing to create a system archive

* Archiving contents of telcobil via tar image to local device/dev/rmt/0mn.
It is working Ok?

[Sebastian Perez]

These are the last lines:

39420+1 records in
39420+1 records out
* Complete writing boot LIF onto tape.
* /opt/ignite/data/scripts/make_sys_image -c n -d /dev/rmt/0mn -t n -s
local -n 2004-02-17,11:20 -m t -w
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2004-02-17,11:20/recovery.log -u -R -g
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2004-02-17,11:20/flist -a 5545970

* Preparing to create a system archive

* Archiving contents of telcobil via tar image to local device/dev/rmt/0mn.
* Creation of system archive complete
NOTE: The following files are in the list of files that were on the
system, but they are no longer present. These files are not
included in the back-up:
/var/tmp/ign_configure/make_sys_image.log

NOTE: Could not read the /etc/resolv.conf file.

======= 02/17/04 11:41:00 CST make_tape_recovery completed successfully!

What does it means?

How can I confirm the Ignite is Ok?
Is there any command to know everything in the Ignite is Ok? or a log file where to confirm......???