HP-UX Installation Error

[hamidr]

Dear ITRC Members

I'm trying to install HPUX 11i v3 on rx8640. After the configuration of partitions I select the GO! option. Then the installation shows me the following:

  
WARNING: Could not clear boot block on disk "/dev/rdisk/disk3_p1": fopen: I/O
         error (errno = 5).
WARNING: Could not clear boot block on disk "/dev/rdisk/disk3_p2": fopen: I/O
         error (errno = 5).
WARNING: Could not clear boot block on disk "/dev/rdisk/disk3_p3": fopen: I/O
         error (errno = 5).
       * Using LVM for disk 0/0/0/2/0.0x6.0x0 (disk3_p2), group: vg00
       * Creating LVM physical volume "/dev/rdisk/disk3_p2"
         (0/0/0/2/0.0x6.0x0).
pvcreate: Couldn't open physical volume "/dev/rdisk/disk3_p2":
I/O error
ERROR:   Command "/sbin/pvcreate -f -B /dev/rdisk/disk3_p2" failed.

The configuration process has incurred an error, choose one of the following options

        1) abort and reboot
        2) ignore error and continue
        3) push a shell for troubleshooting the problem
        (At any time within the shell, type "exit" to return to this menu)

Please help me.

[S_Logan]

Hi Hamid,

The error seems to be a Storage/LUN Compatiblity issue. You need to verify the LVM Limitation on this issue.

HTH

Surendar

[hamidr]

Whould you please expaint it more to me?

Thanks in advance.

[S_Logan]

HP-UX LVM Supported Limits:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02019992/c02019992.pdf

[hamidr]

I think this is not my problem. Because I have installed HP-UX on the server the day befor. Then I was told to capture the installation procedure and the problem occured in the socond time of installation.

Please help me.

Thanks alot.

[S_Logan]

Hi Hamid,

Please check this thread with similiar error while installing HPUX:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/General/Problem-Installing-HPUX-11-23-on-rx2660/td-p/4611103

Meantime let me check for other reasons...

[Robert_Jewell]

Are you installing to internal disks on the server?  Can you confirm the disk you are installing to is actually good? Perhaps try reseating the disk and then Rescan for Hardware from the installation shell to see if they remain seen.

-Bob

[hamidr]

Dear Bob, thanks for the reply, I tried the rescan. The installation can see both of my local disks. As I said, I could successfully install HP-UX the day before. But when I tried again I encountered this problem.

Please help me. I'm getting fired :(

[Robert_Jewell · Accepted solution]

Have you tried each of the disks separate from each other?  Have you tried power cycling the server (PE -> Cabinet)?  The errors seem to be related to a disk problem, but maybe a reset will resolve this (or cause a failing disk to go dead).

-Bob

[hamidr]

Dear Robert

Thanks for the reply. I changed the hard drive and my problem is solved.