HP-UX 11i v1 booting problem

[Mohammad Mostafa]

Hello all,
After an impropoer shutdown. The system stops at the point shown below.

after some readings, as i'm new to hp-ux, i tried to boot in single-user mode but it also stops at the same point.

Any sugesstions on how to proceed in troubleshooting?

# ########################################

Boot
: disk(0/1/1/0.0.0.0.0.0.0;0)/stand/vmunix
11018240 + 1925120 + 4538648 start 0x1fcce8




alloc_pdc_pages: Relocating PDC from 0xfffffff0f0c00000 to 0x3f900000.
gate64: sysvec_vaddr = 0xc0002000 for 2 pages
NOTICE: autofs_link(): File system was registered at index 3.
NOTICE: cachefs_link(): File system was registered at index 4.
NOTICE: nfs3_link(): File system was registered at index 5.
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 0/2/1/0
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 0/3/1/0
igelan0: INITIALIZING HP PCI 1000Base-T Core at hardware path 0/1/2/0
igelan1: INITIALIZING HP A6825-60101 PCI 1000Base-T Adapter at hardware path 0/4
/1/0
igelan2: INITIALIZING HP A6825-60101 PCI 1000Base-T Adapter at hardware path 0/6
/1/0

System Console is on the Built-In Serial Interface
Logical volume 64, 0x3 configured as ROOT

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

Hi,

Can please try to boot from your "Alternative" boot disk.?

If the Server comes up. than it could be you "Pri Boot disk" Gone Bad,



Thanks,
Johnson

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

Recommed action:-

Try Boot from "Alt Boot disk" if Server comes up,

Please follow below link, will guide you help fix.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1236/When_Good_Disks_Go_Bad_WP.pdf

[sujit kumar singh]

hi


as the information shows
: disk(0/1/1/0.0.0.0.0.0.0;0)/stand/vmunix
happens to be your pRimary boot disk.

Did you have a mirror of teh boot disk?

Stop the server at the ISL when you see "Press any key to Interupt autoboot"
press any key at that time.

You shall come into the BCH MAin Menu.

in the BCH main Menu do the following:

Say you have a valid alternate path set in the system, to boot using the Alternate Boot Path you shall need to do this.

BCH MAIn MEnu> boot alt
Interact With IPL(y/n)?press No

Please also see at the endof the post how to boot in the Single user mode and LVM maint mode.
this shall be helpful trying to boot from the other path/Single-user/LVM maint mode.




BCH Main Menu>search

thi search command shall be searching all the potential boot Options.
among that try to identify the path as : disk(0/1/1/0.0) as your primary boot disk.
this shall be shown as random access media.

If you have any mirror of the boot disk you shall also be able to see that as the Random Access Media and the harware path .

Identify tha tpath and note the "PX" no associated with that.

then once identified as the Alternate Boot disk, You can do

BCH MAin Menu> boot PX
interact with IPL(y/n) ;; press Y and enter
you will come to ISL prompt

ISL>hpux -is -lq -- this shall boot in Single User mode and Quorum Overrride mode
ISL>hpux -lq -lm

This shall boot in the LVM Maintenance mode and Quorum override.



see trying those.

[Mohammad Mostafa]

It doesn't seem to be a disk failure, when i logged into the ISL, then 'bo pri' --> 'hpux -lm' i executed the ioscan cmd and got that disks status is 'claimed'.


i don't know whether there is a mirror of the boot disk or not!! how to know?

the search cmd returns the following
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IODC
Path# Device Path (dec) Device Path (mnem) Device Type Rev
----- ----------------- ------------------ ----------- ----
P0 0/0/2/0.0 ide.0 Random access media 0

P1 0/1/1/0.1 intscsia.1 Random access media 0

P2 0/1/1/0.0 intscsia.0 Random access media 0

P3 0/1/1/1.2 intscsib.2 Random access media 0

P4 0/2/1/0.0 Random access media 7

P5 0/3/1/0.0 Random access media 7


thanks

[Mohammad Mostafa]

I got the following after the 'bo pri' --> 'hpux -lm'

/sbin/ioinitrc:
fsck: /dev/vg00/lvol1: possible swap device (cannot determine)
fsck SUSPENDED BY USER.
/dev/vg00/lvol1: No such device or address
Unable to mount /stand - please check entries in /etc/fstab
Skipping KRS database initialization - /stand can't be mounted

[sujit kumar singh · Accepted solution]

Hi


To know the if mirror is there or not once you boot in the LVM Miant mode using hpux -lm -lq ; if the system comes up you can do
#lvdisplay -v /dev/vg00/lvol3

if this shows No of Mirror copies more than 0 that means that you have a mirror.
#lvlnboot -v -- shall show the alternate boot Disk and the HW path of that ; search command O/p suggest that likey chances of being alt boot path is \
P2 0/1/1/0.0 intscsia.0 Random access media 0\


but the commands lvdisplay and setboot shall help you more

Once in the LVM maintenance mode you can run
#lvlnboot -v
#lvlnboot -R

#lvlnboot -b /dev/vg00/lvol1
#lvlnboot -s /dev/vg00/lvol2
#lvlnboot -r /dev/vg00/lvol3
#lvlnboot -d /dev/vg00/lvol2
#lvlnboot -v -- to check
#lvlnboot -R

do an fsck for all FS except lvol2

#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol1
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol3
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol4
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol5
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol6
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol7
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol8
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol9
#fsck /dev/vg00/lvol10



do a mount all
#mount -a

then reboot in the normal mode
#shutdown -ry 00


regards
sujit

[Mohammad Mostafa]

Hi Sujit,

that's what i did and the result

# ####################################
Processor is booting from the first available device.

To discontinue, press any key within 10 seconds.

Boot terminated.
.
.
.

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo pri
Interact with IPL (Y, N, or Cancel)?> y

Booting...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 0


HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.43 Apr 12, 2000

ISL> hpux -lm

Boot
: disk(0/1/1/0.0.0.0.0.0.0;0)/stand/vmunix
11018240 + 1925120 + 4538648 start 0x1fcce8




alloc_pdc_pages: Relocating PDC from 0xfffffff0f0c00000 to 0x3f900000.
gate64: sysvec_vaddr = 0xc0002000 for 2 pages
NOTICE: autofs_link(): File system was registered at index 3.
NOTICE: cachefs_link(): File system was registered at index 4.
NOTICE: nfs3_link(): File system was registered at index 5.
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 0/2/1/0
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 0/3/1/0
igelan0: INITIALIZING HP PCI 1000Base-T Core at hardware path 0/1/2/0
igelan1: INITIALIZING HP A6825-60101 PCI 1000Base-T Adapter at hardware path 0/4
/1/0
igelan2: INITIALIZING HP A6825-60101 PCI 1000Base-T Adapter at hardware path 0/6
/1/0

.
.
.

/sbin/ioinitrc:
fsck: /dev/vg00/lvol1: possible swap device (cannot determine)
fsck SUSPENDED BY USER.
/dev/vg00/lvol1: No such device or address
Unable to mount /stand - please check entries in /etc/fstab
Skipping KRS database initialization - /stand can't be mounted


INIT: Overriding default level with level 's'

INIT: SINGLE USER MODE

INIT: Running /sbin/sh





# lvlnboot -v
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vg00".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vg01".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgtestdata".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgtestlog".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgdata".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vglogs".






# lvlnboot -v
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vg00".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vg01".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgtestdata".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgtestlog".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgdata".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vglogs".
.
.
.
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c19t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
vgcfgbackup: Volume group not activated.


Thanks a lot

[Mohammad Mostafa]

The result of lvlnboot -v and lvlnboot -R



# lvlnboot -v
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vg00".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vg01".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgtestdata".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgtestlog".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgdata".
lvlnboot: Volume group not activated.
Cannot display volume group "/dev/vglogs".





# lvlnboot -R
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c2t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c2t1d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c3t2d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c11t0d2":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t0d2":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c19t0d2":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d2":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c11t0d3":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t0d3":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c19t0d3":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d3":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c11t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c19t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c11t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c19t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c11t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c19t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
vgcfgbackup: Volume group not activated.

[Avinash20]

Hi,

After going into LVM Maintainance mode,

hpux -lm

Do the following

# vgchange -a y vg00
#lvlnboot -b /dev/vg00/lvol1
#lvlnboot -s /dev/vg00/lvol2
#lvlnboot -r /dev/vg00/lvol3
#lvlnboot -d /dev/vg00/lvol2
#lvlnboot -R
#lvlnboot -v

## Then boot the server in single user mode and check