ignite-ux problem writing boot LIF to tape

[Giovanni_12]

I have a problem trying to create a recovery tape on my HP B.11.00 U 9000/800.
I tested my tapes (and I changed many times
with new tapes), I tested my drive (I am able to backup with dd and tar on my tapes with the same drive), but every time I give the command
make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/0mn

I receive the following error:
.....
* Writing boot LIF to tape
1761+0 records in
1760+1 records out
I/O error
ERROR: /usr/bin/dd if=/var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery of=/dev/rmt/0mn bs=2k failed to write LIF onto tape.
ERROR: Failed to generate LIF on tape .

where is the problem ??
do I have to make some changes to ignite configuration??
I only want to create a recovery tape on the local drive...

please help me.

[RolandH]

Check if you tape is write protected !!!

HTH
Roland

[Tim Adamson_1 · Accepted solution]

Manually create the lif volume using the commands in the recovery log file. Then manually dd it to tape. This should take Ignite out of the problem. The I/O error is indicative of a problem with the tape drive or the tape.


Tim

[Massimo Bianchi]

Usually this is related to pax.
Install latest "pax" patches.

Massimo

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

Check bdf /var if you got enough space in var +/- 35 mb needed fot bootlif file.

Here is the doc.

http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000068499760

Regards,

Robert-Jan.

[Giovanni_12]

thanks for your answers but...

1) my tape is write-enabled (I made many tests
with tar and dd)

2)I already installed the latest pax patch

3) also trying to write directly the LIF to tape with dd I receive the same error
at the same point of the tape:

# /usr/bin/dd if=/var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery of=/dev/rmt/0mn bs=2k
I/O error
1761+0 records in
1760+1 records out

what else can I try ??
Giovanni

[T G Manikandan]

Looks like a problem with the tape.

Change the tape and then re-try the IGNITE process

[Bernhard Mueller]

Since you rule out problems witht tape and drive it looks like a problem with THIS lif volume.

Try to manually create a new one in a different place and dd it to tape.

Try (re-)installing ignite.

Regards,
Bernhard

[Jannik]

can you dd any other file to the tape?

[Giovanni_12]

I want to thank all of you for the answers.

Obviously my I/O error was tipical of a problem with the tape or with the drive, but having changed 3 different tapes I was sure it was something else.

As last attempt I opened a new box of DDS3 tapes and all worked well.

I had a whole defective box of tapes...a really rare case.
:-|

What I can't understand yet is why I had no problem creating tar archives or using dd.
I tested with over 600Mb tar archive and everything worked.

Regards, Giovanni.