Secondary path boot failed on 11.23 systems

[Yarema A. Mikhajliv]

Yes, after mirroring I've updated root volume group information with lvlnboot -R /dev/g00 command.

Also I used "A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators, Edition 9" to verify commands.

[Torsten.]

The patch PHKL_35426 is from 2006.

What release (date) did you install?
It's maybe too old.

Read about the versions and patches you need:

http://docs.hp.com/en/AH232-9004A/AH232-9004A.pdf

[Yarema A. Mikhajliv]

HP-UX 11i v.2 June 2007

And the system was updated with latest QP and additional patches (I used swainv.sh script to get an information for update)

[Torsten.]

I don't know if this resolves your problem, but the document says

"...
For full support of the HP Integrity BL870c Blade Server, HP recommends the installation of the following:

- For HP-UX 11i v2, please install the HP-UX 11i v2 OE Update Release for December 2007 (or later) ..."

[Yarema A. Mikhajliv]

Where can I find it?

[Torsten.]

You should get the current install DVD set from HP and use update-ux.

[sujit kumar singh]

hi


this is always suggested that the system should have all te recent patch bundles for a certain release that makes sure that the system has all the Enhancenments, Enablements and features.

but also teh following steps can be tries once.

following steps can be tries on the alternate miirored boot disk and please try booting from the Alternate boot path.

the alternate boot disk in the system is
/dev/dsk/c1t1d0s2 (0/2/1/0.0.0.1.0) -- Boot Disk. This is set as the HAA Alternate boot path of the system.



boot the system normally from the Original disk.

and following can be redone if done earlier.

#mkboot -e -l /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0
#echo "boot /stand/vmunix -lq" > /tmp/AUTO
or
#echo "boot vmunix -lq" > /tmp/AUTO
#efi_cp -d /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s1 /tmp/AUTO /EFI/HPUX/AUTO
#efi_cp -d /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s1 /EFI/HPUX/AUTO -

this shall list the boot string.

#vi /stand/bootconf and put the entries for the disks in the file if not put in there Earlier
l /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s2
l /dev/dsk/c1t0d0s2

#lvlnboot -R
#lvlnboot -v

#setboot -h 0/2/1/0.0.0.1.0 -b on

to make sure that system has correctly the boot strings as entered.

reboot the system
#shutdown -ry 00


From the EFI, the disk path has to be corrctly chosen as in there.
identify path from the boot entries identifying as 0/2/1/0.0.0.1.0


regards
sujit

[Yarema A. Mikhajliv]

Thnks, but I decided to try once more too - volumes are synchronizing at the moment, I'll write here about results.

Steps already done:

idisk -Rw /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0
idisk -f /tmp/idf -w /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0
efi_fsinit -d /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s1
pvcreate -B /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s2
vgextend /dev/vg00 /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s2
mkboot -e -l /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0
efi_cp -d /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s1 -u /EFI/HPUX/AUTO AUTO
efi_cp -d /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s1 AUTO /EFI/HPUX/AUTO

[Yarema A. Mikhajliv]

After recreating secondary boot path configuration error remains to be the same:

HP-UX Boot Loader for IPF -- Revision 2.029

Press Any Key to interrupt Autoboot
\EFI\HPUX\AUTO ==> boot vmunix
Seconds left till autoboot - 0
AUTOBOOTING...Could not open file vmunix to check for a directory
Could not open vmunix

loading failed

[sujit kumar singh]

hello

i hope that after the mirror syncing of the LVs was over as a result of the lvextend command the ncecessary steps past that also have been configured that is
#vi /stand/bootconf
#lvlnboot -R
and also

#setboot

and that the proper path is beleived to be being chosn from the EFI.

hope that the path choosing in the EFI is HAA only and not Alternate bootpath

HA Alternate bootpath : 0/2/1/0.0.0.1.0
Alternate bootpath : 0/1/1/1

what if the HAA and the Alt boot path bor set to the Same dev that is

#setboot -h 0/2/1/0.0.0.1.0 -a 0/2/1/0.0.0.1.0 -b on
#setboot

If all these meet and still the system Then i think but also Try attempting as per suggestion Line of Torsten.

if i find anything Else , eill get back.

Regards
Sujit