Ignite stops a ISL prompt

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi,
Did you see anything for "sea ipl" command. May be the boot area on the disk of A500 got corrupted.

Main Menu> sea ipl

Does this list your internal hdd.

Then try listing the files under /stand from isl prompt.

ISL> hpux ll /stand
See if you can boot with another copy of kernel if it is there in the stand.
ISL> hpux /stand/vmunix.prev

Just cross check the commands before you execute.

Regards,

[Luk Vandenbussche]

Eric,

I am cloning the server via an external tape device.
The A500 is down when i create the tape.
I don't have to define a ignite server on the L1000.
I am using the command
make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v

[Eric Antunes]

Luk,

Ignite if for recovery propose, not for new installations on other servers. I'm not telling you it won't work but, why don't you make a new install on this A500??

Eric

[Luk Vandenbussche]

Eric,
I am cloning the server, to prepare an upgrade to hpux 11i

[Luk Vandenbussche]

Bharat,

Here are the results

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > sea ipl

Searching for device(s) with bootable media
This may take several minutes.

To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).


Path# Device Path (dec) Device Path (mnem) Device Type and Utilities
----- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------------
P0 0/0/1/0.3 extscsia.3 Sequential access media
IPL
P1 0/0/2/1.15 intscsib.15 Random access media
IPL



ISL> hpux ll /stand



ISL> hpux /stand/vmunix.prev



ISL>

[Bernhard Mueller · Accepted solution]

Luk,

when you recovered using the tape, did you go into the "Additional" tab and selected "Cloning to diff HW" true ?

Regards,
Bernhard

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi,
You said:

"
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > sea ipl

Searching for device(s) with bootable media
This may take several minutes.

To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).


Path# Device Path (dec) Device Path (mnem) Device Type and Utilities
----- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------------
P0 0/0/1/0.3 extscsia.3 Sequential access media
IPL
P1 0/0/2/1.15 intscsib.15 Random access media
IPL
"
Then what errors it gives you when you say:
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo P1

regards,

[Luk Vandenbussche]

I tried the restore on another L1000 and the problem still exists.
I will install some extra patches and i trie with Ignite C.6.xx tomorrow.
Extra tips will be appriciated.

[Luk Vandenbussche]

The problem is solved after the following actions

1) install latest hpux11.00 patch bundle (March 2004)
2) Install Ignite C.6.1.44, I had to download the full bundle ,not only the HPUX 11.00 version

[Luk Vandenbussche]

See my response above