Ignite-UX completed unsuccessfully.

[samir_18]

Hi everybody,

when I run make_tape_recovery on hp-ux 11.11 i got the following error :
#make_tape_recovery -AI -a /dev/rmt/51mn

...
...
..

* Creating The Tape Archive
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 .


======= 04/05/05 12:38:35 CAT make_tape_recovery completed unsuccessfully

can anyone tell me what is the possible cause of this Error ?

Thanks in Advance.
Samir.

[Joseph Loo]

hi,

u do not have enough space in /var for the file, /var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery. if u read, i.e. "man make_tape_recovery", it says that at least 32MB is required in that directory, i.e. /var where the LIF volume will be assembled.

regards.

[Thayanidhi]

Hi,

This may help you.
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http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000073838490

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Using the Ignite-UX B.3.7.95 product off of the June 2002 CD set, the
make_tape_recovery(1M) command fails with the following error:

lifcp: Cannot create SYSCMDS ; no space on the LIF volume
make_medialif: error - lifcp SYSCMDS failed, probable insufficient size
for /var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery

**Edited to comply with ITRC guidelines

Regds
TT

[Thayanidhi]

Check this thread.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=437608

[samir_18]

thanks all.
it has been solved