make_net_recovery error on tape device.

[Leslie Fischer]

Hi,
Running Ignite-UX-11-31 C.7.11.444 on a Integrity BL860c with the OS HP-UX 11.31. When running a
# make_net_recovery -m pax -x inc_entire=vg00 -s ignitehost -a ignitehost:/var/opt/ignite/images/thishost. Not sure why we are getting this message of Unable to open device special file /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BEST: Device busy.
Included the ioscan and lssf.

Here is the output:
Thu Apr 7 09:09:00 PDT 2011
* Scanning system for IO devices...
ERROR: Unable to open device special file /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BEST: Device busy
(errno = 16)
* Boot device is: 0/0/0/2/0/0/0.0x0.0x4000000000000000
* Creating NFS mount directories for configuration files.

======= 04/07/11 09:09:01 PDT Started /opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery. (Thu
Apr 07 09:09:01 PDT 2011)
@(#)Ignite-UX Revision C.7.11.444
@(#)ignite/net_recovery (opt) Revision:
/branches/IUX_RA1009/ignite/src@81712 Last Modified: 2010-07-23
02:35:40 -0600 (Fri, 23 Jul 2010)

* Checking Versions of Recovery Tools
* Creating System Configuration.
* /opt/ignite/bin/save_config -f /var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_mnt/0x6
4315000A1F1/recovery/2011-04-07,09:09/system_cfg vg00
* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vg00
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vg00
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vg00
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vg00.mapfile /dev/vg00

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgora
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgora
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgora
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgora.mapfile /dev/vgora

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgtmaint
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgtmaint
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgtmaint
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgtmaint.mapfile
/dev/vgtmaint

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgpsoftd
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgpsoftd
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgpsoftd
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgpsoftd.mapfile
/dev/vgpsoftd

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgudev
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgudev
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgudev
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgudev.mapfile /dev/vgudev

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgupg1
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgupg1
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgupg1
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgupg1.mapfile /dev/vgupg1

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgupg2
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgupg2
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgupg2
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgupg2.mapfile /dev/vgupg2

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgutst
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgutst
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgutst
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgutst.mapfile /dev/vgutst

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vgupg3
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vgupg3
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vgupg3
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -s -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vgupg3.mapfile /dev/vgupg3

* Creating Control Configuration.
* Creating Archive File List
* Creating Archive Configuration

* /opt/ignite/lbin/make_arch_config -c /var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_m
nt/0x64315000A1F1/recovery/2011-04-07,09:09/archive_cfg -g /var/opt/ig
nite/recovery/client_mnt/0x64315000A1F1/recovery/2011-04-07,09:09/flis
t -n 2011-04-07,09:09 -r ipf -b 64 -d Recovery\ Archive -L
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/arch_mnt -l ignitehost:/var/opt/ignite/images/thishost
-i 1 -m p
* Saving the information about archive to
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/previews
* Creating The Networking Archive

* /opt/ignite/data/scripts/make_sys_image -d
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/arch_mnt -t n -s local -n 2011-04-07,09:09 -m
p -w /var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_mnt/0x64315000A1F1/recovery/2011-
04-07,09:09/recovery.log -u -R -g /var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_mnt/
0x64315000A1F1/recovery/2011-04-07,09:09/flist -a 18411200

* Preparing to create a system archive.
* The archive is estimated to reach 9205600 kbytes.
* Free space on /var/opt/ignite/recovery/arch_mnt
after archive should be about 370979508 kbytes.

* Archiving contents of thishost via pax to
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/arch_mnt/2011-04-07,09:09.
* 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 backup:
/var/tmp/ign_configure/make_sys_image.log
/var/opt/ignite/tmp/AAA024776
/var/opt/ignite/tmp/BAA024776

* Creating CINDEX Configuration File

* /opt/ignite/bin/manage_index -q -c 2011-04-07,09:09\ Recovery\ Archive
-i /var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_mnt/0x64315000A1F1/CINDEX -u
Recovery\ Archive

* Cleaning up Archives
NOTE: Archive: 2011-03-24,09:09 is being deleted

======= 04/07/11 09:40:50 PDT make_net_recovery completed successfully!

# ioscan -fnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==================================================================
tape 0 0/0/0/5/0/0/0.1.15.255.0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 4-SCSI
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c6t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c6t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c6t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c6t0d0BESTb
tape 2 0/0/0/5/0/0/1.2.15.255.0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 4-SCSI
/dev/rmt/2m /dev/rmt/2mnb /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/2mb /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/2mn /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BESTb

# lssf /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BEST
stape card instance 11 SCSI target 0 SCSI LUN 0 AT&T best density available at address 0/0/0/5/0/0/1.2.15.255.
0.0.0 /dev/rmt/c11t0d0BEST

Not causing it to fail, just annoying. Can anyone shed any light on this error and how to correct it.
Thanks,
Leslie

[Dennis Handly]

>/dev/rmt/c11t0d0BEST: Device busy.

Have you tried ll on that device to see who the owner is and last modification date?
Or used lsof to see which processes have it open?

[Leslie Fischer]

Hi,

Reboot took away the error. Since then it has started again.  "ll" reveals the owner/group as bin/bin.

There is no command "lsof" on a hpux system. lsof is a linux command. 

I still have not figured out what causes it the error.  HP support was of no help either.

Leslie

[Dennis Handly]

>"ll" reveals the owner/group as bin/bin.

What was the modification date, something recent?

>There is no command "lsof" on a HP-UX system.

You need to download it:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Sysadmin/lsof-4.84/

[Leslie Fischer · Accepted solution]

Found a solution:  I upgraded the Ignite software to  Ignite-UX-11.31_C.7.13.259_HP-UX_B.11.00_32_64.depot and problem went away.

Thanks,

Leslie