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Lewis Dean
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Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Hey Guys,

I have receeived a lot of help on this forum so far and my HP server is up and running. I am installing 10.2 and everything seems to go swell but after "executing" it says it cannot create a kernal. Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?

Thanx

tik
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Torsten.
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Really 10.20? This must be unsupported for at least 7 or 8 years now. What is your server model? I hope if you really need to run 10.20 you are using the latest?
Any chance to use a newer version (11.11)?

Hope this helps!
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Lewis Dean
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Yeah thanx the thing is my customer is going to have their servers replaced soon but one place wants to upgrade the UPS. The maintenance contract expired and they want me to help them out. The original server is running on 10.2 so I am building a spare so that I am not experimenting with their on line server. It is an HP 9000 A3437A. The problem may be that something doesn't know how to make a kernel in the build directory. But not sure.
Pete Randall
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

What else does it say besides "cannot create a kernel"? Usually there is a reason given.

And I can't find a A3437A server. Can you identify the model?


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Torsten.
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Is it a T-class server?

IIRC the last 10.20 version came out in 1998 or 99 - what release date has your install media?
No idea about the minimum version for your server related to 10.20, sorry.

If you want to test something, consider to take an ignite backup from a working server, if possible and restore to your test server.

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

I would guess its a T520 server.

You want to upgrade the UPS? This will probably be the bigger problem. From what model to what? I seriously doubt if you will get newer UPS software running on this OS version.

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Lewis Dean
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Thank you.

It's a D250 and I have the original UPS software.

In fact I am just trying to get to the point where the UNIX is up and running and then try to load that suite. That's all.

I think the back up was a great suggestion as well.

It did not know how to make config.c in /stand/build

Lewis Dean
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Started to reinstall from scratch.

Thanx

tik
Steven E. Protter
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Shalom,

You might find trying a supported release of HP-UX, depending on the application you wish to install.

A D250 will with enough memory run HP-UX 11.11, 11iv1 and supported applications.

Then you might have a response center support option as well.

I suspect however on a box that old there is a hardware issue.

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Lewis Dean
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Re: Newbie With HP-UX 10.2 Installation problems

Thanx, But if it were a hardware problem wouldn't it be with the disk? Do you think a hardware problem would prevent the kernel from being made?