root disk mirror!!!

[YAQUB_1]

Hi,

My systems HP-UX rp7420 & OS 11i v1 FOE. I have boot disk mirror my systems. When I have execute this command below the massage showing:

# ioscan -funC disk
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==========================================================================
disk 0 1/0/0/3/0.6.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 146 GMAW3147NC
/dev/dsk/c0t6d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0
disk 1 1/0/0/3/1.2.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE _NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD
/dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0
disk 2 1/0/1/1/0/1/1.6.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 146 GMAW3147NC
/dev/dsk/c3t6d0 /dev/rdsk/c3t6d0
# strings /etc/lvmtab
/dev/vg00
/dev/dsk/c0t6d0
# pvcreate -B /dev/rdsk/c3t6d0
Physical volume "/dev/rdsk/c3t6d0" has been successfully created.
# vgextend /dev/vg00 /dev/dsk/c3t6d0
Volume group "/dev/vg00" has been successfully extended.
Volume Group configuration for /dev/vg00 has been saved in /etc/lvmconf/vg00.conf
# mkboot -a "hpux -lq (1/0/0/3/0.6.0;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0
# mkboot -a "hpux -lq (1/0/1/1/0/1/1.6.0;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/c3t6d0
-a specified but no current boot area on /dev/rdsk/c3t6d0
#

See my last line; I don't what is the actual problem. Pls help me any one.

Regards-Yaqub.

[Fabian Briseño]

Hello yaqub.

Check the following link to see if it helps.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=788265

[Patrick Wallek]

You need to do a 'mkboot /dev/dsk/c3t6d0' on the disk first, then do the 'mkboot -a'.

[YAQUB_1]

Hi Patrick,

It's now working, after I have applied below the command show this massage:

# lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg00/lvol1 /dev/dsk/c3t6d0
Usage: lvextend
[-A Autobackup]
{-l LogicalExtentsNumber |
-L LogicalVolumeSize}
LogicalVolumePath [ PhysicalVolumePath... | PhysicalVolumeGroupName... ]
"m": Illegal option.
#

I need your help, Pls guide line me.

Regards-Yaqub.

[Ralph Grothe]

Since your lvextend command doesn't seem to know the -m switch it seems that you haven't booted a properly patched, viz. MirrUx aware kernel.

# lvextend -h
Usage: lvextend
[-A Autobackup]
{-l LogicalExtentsNumber |
-L LogicalVolumeSize |
-m MirrorCopies}
LogicalVolumePath [ PhysicalVolumePath... | PhysicalVolumeGroupName... ]
"h": Illegal option.


Can you verify that you have MirrUx support like, e.g.

# swlist -l fileset -a state B2491BA
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "gouda"...
#
# Target: gouda:/
#

# B2491BA
# B2491BA.LVM
B2491BA.LVM.LVM-MIRROR-RUN configured

[YAQUB_1]

Hi Grothe,

I have check my systems show "Software "B2491BA" was not found" & I have also check my systems application software, this software was not found.

Could you tell me it is downlodable or not.

Regards-Yaqub.

[Ralph Grothe]

If you are running e.g. a Mission Critical OE than most likely MirrorDisk wouldn't appear with the same package name that I used in my example.

# swlist|grep -i -e mission -e mirr
HPUX11i-OE-MC B.11.11.0412 HP-UX Mission Critical Operating Environmen
t Component

You see, the above taken from another box of ours that runs HPUX11i-OE-MC is quite different from the one I posted before.
Anyway, what appears as 1st field from left is the package or bundle name that you could further query.
Could you try it that way again?

Besides, MirrorDisk demands an extra license,
i.e. codeword protected software,
unless you run a Mission Critical OE where it is part of.

[YAQUB_1]

Hi All,

I can not solve my issue, because my OS is HP-UX 11i v1 FOE. I need EOE/MCOE, tomorrow I shall install MCOE.

Thanks all of your cooperation.

Have a Nice Time,

Best Regards,
Mohammad Yaqub