make_recovery warning (621)

[yc_2]

Hi,

I run "make_recovery -v -A -C -d /dev/rmt/2m" and within the output, it display the following:

/etc/passbak: No such file or directory
make_recovery(621): WARNING, Call to lstat failed.
No such file or directory
make_recovery(621): WARNING, Call to lstat failed.


What does the message means ? Appreciate any advices.


YC

[Fragon]

Hi,there:
1.Are you sure "/dev/rmt/2m" is a no-rewind device file (normally a tape device)?
2.Ignite-UX requires that: /,/stand,/sbin,/dev, and /etc reside on the root disk/volume group;
3.I don't know what /etc/passbak file! How about #touch /etc/passbak before issue "make_recovery -vAC -d /dev/rmt/2m"?

-Live as you wish-
Gerald Zhou

[Michael Tully]

Hi YC,

First thing is, you *must* use a no-rewind device, otherwise the backup is useless.

I use the following procedure, it is actually done, so that if the tape needs to be used, it can be done interactivelt after the system is halted and booted.

# /opt/ignite/bin/mak_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/2mn

The warning message indicates that the file '/etc/passbak' was present but may not be when the file was attempted to be written to backup.
'lstat' means to get symbolic link status so this also could mean that file was a symbolic link.

HTH
Michael

[Michael Tully]

Hi YC,

First thing is, you *must* use a no-rewind device, otherwise the backup is useless.

I use the following procedure, it is actually done, so that if the tape needs to be used, it can be done interactivelt after the system is halted and booted.

# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/2mn

The warning message indicates that the file '/etc/passbak' was present but may not be when the file was attempted to be written to backup.
'lstat' means to get symbolic link status so this also could mean that file was a symbolic link.

HTH
Michael

[Varghese Mathew · Accepted solution]

Leong,

Looks like you are still using the older verion of Ignite UX.

The command should be like this with the no-rewind of tape option..
#make _recovery -Av -d /dev/rmt/2mn &

(Run this process in the background)
and if your Ignite Ux supports the option for interactive recovery from the tape: then use
#make_recovery -Avi -d /dev/rmt/2mn &

Cheers !!!
Mathew

[Michael Tully]

You can get the latest version of ignite from here:

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html