Adv Vxfs Installation problem

[RAJESH GANGADHARAN]

Hi
I got a HPUX 11.0 running on HP N class machine. When I tried to install Adv Vxfs I got some error messgaes which is as follows. (Initially I was facing some other error messages and got resolved with help of this forum). Error messgaes are as follows.
* Reading source for file information.
* The software "OS-Core.CORE-KRN,l=/,r=B.11.00" is not in the
correct state (AVAILABLE, INSTALLED, or CONFIGURED). You will
need to recopy, reinstall or configure this software before
operating on software that depends on it.
The prerequisite
"OS-Core.CORE-KRN,r>=B.11.00.%23,a=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP"
for fileset "AdvJournalFS.VXFS-ADV-KRN,r=B.11.00" cannot be
successfully resolved.
* The software "JournalFS.VXFS-BASE-KRN,l=/,r=B.11.00" is not in
the correct state (AVAILABLE, INSTALLED, or CONFIGURED). You
will need to recopy, reinstall or configure this software
before operating on software that depends on it.
The corequisite
"JournalFS.VXFS-BASE-KRN,r>=B.11.00.%23,a=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_64,v=HP"
for fileset "AdvJournalFS.VXFS-ADV-KRN,r=B.11.00" cannot be
successfully resolved.

When i tried swconfig it gaves the same error
* Filesets: 4
ERROR: Cannot execute "/var/adm/sw/products/OS-Core/C-KRN/configure".
Command or script output (if any):
Permission denied (13).
ERROR: The "configure" script for "OS-Core.C-KRN" failed (exit code
"1"). The script location was
"/var/adm/sw/products/OS-Core/C-KRN/configure".
* This script had errors and the execution of this fileset
cannot proceed until the problem is fixed. Check the above
output from the script for further details.
ERROR: Cannot execute
"/var/adm/sw/products/OS-Core/CORE-KRN/configure". Command or
script output (if any):
Permission denied (13).
ERROR: The "configure" script for "OS-Core.CORE-KRN" failed (exit
code "1"). The script location was
"/var/adm/sw/products/OS-Core/CORE-KRN/configure".
* This script had errors and the execution of this fileset
cannot proceed until the problem is fixed. Check the above
output from the script for further details.
ERROR: Cannot execute
"/var/adm/sw/products/JournalFS/VXFS-BASE-KRN/configure".
Command or script output (if any):
Permission denied (13).
ERROR: The "configure" script for "JournalFS.VXFS-BASE-KRN" failed
(exit code "1"). The script location was
"/var/adm/sw/products/JournalFS/VXFS-BASE-KRN/configure".
* This script had errors and the execution of this fileset
cannot proceed until the problem is fixed. Check the above
output from the script for further details.
* Running config clean command /usr/lbin/sw/config_clean.

* Summary of Execution Phase:
ERROR: + Installed OS-Core.C-KRN,l=/,r=B.11.00
ERROR: + Installed OS-Core.CORE-KRN,l=/,r=B.11.00
ERROR: + Installed JournalFS.VXFS-BASE-KRN,l=/,r=B.11.00
ERROR: 3 of 7 filesets had Errors.
* 3 of 7 filesets were Skipped.
* 1 of 7 filesets had no Errors or Warnings.
ERROR: The Execution Phase had errors. See the above output for
details.

Can any one suggest a resolution for this.

Can any one tell about a doc which says about PHKL_18543 reinstallation.

Thanks in adv
Rajesh

[Massimo Bianchi · Accepted solution]

Hi again, Rajesh.
Here is a first link for your problem:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x3ac3506d69a7d711abdc0090277a778c,00.html


This was a problem similar to your's.

As for the PHKL_18543, i suggest that you directly do a search in the forum, and read as many thread as you can.



HTH,
Massimo

[Steven E. Protter]

It is possible you have installed PHKL_18543 a second time.

That means you have a mess on your hands, but you can get out of it.

If by chance you have not reinstalled PHKL_18543 don't do it.

It will break everything.

If you suffer from a double install(it comes with the JFS upgrade), you will need to do one of two things:

1) Reinstall the entire OS.
2) Rinstall every patch that has been damaged by the double install.

swverify \*

That will get you a list of whats broke.

Then build a depot of every patch that's damaged. Install those(not including PHKL_18543 even if its listed as a dependency) with the following command line.

swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x reinstall=true -s /tmp/fixmymes.depot \*

I didn't know how to make patch depots when I recovered from this problem so I did it one patch at a time.

It was quite a nasty couple of weeks.

3) If you have a good make_tape_recvoery tape of vg00 from before the problem, you can boot off that recover vg00 and give the upgrade another shot.


PHKL_18543 is called the LITS(Line in the Sand) patch. I call it the nightmare patch, or the patch that ate Steve's free time for a couple of months patch.

Don't worry, you can recovery from this. I'd be glad to help with issues you hit along the way.

SEP

[Michael Steele_2]

A) Can you first check the time stamps on your vmunix and vmunix.prev please? For if they are the same then this is a pre-existing problem and a work around for having a unbootable kernel.

ll /stand/vmunix
ll /stand/vmunix.prev

B1) Can you also check the 'vxadv' kernel driver in the master.d sub direcetory and see if its been disabled.

vi /usr/conf/master.d/vxfs

search down for 'vxadv' and 'PHKL_18543' and 'reinstall.

C) Here is the link for PHKL_18543. Search down to 'special installation instructions'.

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHKL_18543&context=hpux:800:11:00

D) What's not right in SD-UX?

swlist -l fileset -a state | grep -i -v -e configured -e \#

[RAJESH GANGADHARAN]

Thanks for the inputs,
Let me explain some more about the situation

PHKL_18543 was alreay installed, and I tried to install Adv VxFS and got sn error message, after that, when I am doing an swlist int was showing adv vxfs but swverify shows that JournalFS.VXFS-BASE-KRN was not configured, then I removed adv vxfs and rebooted the system(While installing it didn't asked for reboot) and Tried to install the same once again. during this I got the error messged mentioned above.

Steven,
I didn't reinstalled PHKL_18543.

Michael,
vxadvis disabled in /usr/conf/master.d/vxfs,

[Con O'Kelly]

Hi

Don't know if it helps but OnlineJFS requires that the JFS 3.3 product be installed prior to installing OnlineJFS.
Check with the following command:
# swlist -l fileset JFS

The steps for installing OnlineJFS need to be followed explicity as detailed in the Release Notes for JFS 3.3 and OnlineJFS

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/pdf/B3929-90007.pdf

Cheers
Con

[Michael Steele_2]

What are the time stamps of 'vmunix' and 'vmunix.prev'?

Since 'vxadv' is disabled, you've got a huge problem with the probable solution to reinstall phkl_18542. Listed below is and exert from 'special istallation instructions' for PHKL_18542 which notes verification in swagent.log file. :

"... * Disabling AdvJournalFS: vxadv vxadvc 10 100 ...

The following note will be logged in the swagent.log file:

NOTE: "AdvJournalFS" product is now disabled. Any vxadv driver in
the system file will be ignored. If you install the 11.00
version of "AdvJournalFS", you must again install this patch,
PHKL_18543.
(The reinstall* options must be set to false - the default.)..

[Michael Steele_2]

Sorry,

Note the this line for reinstalling PHKL_18543 :

(The reinstall* options must be set to false - the default.)

[RAJESH GANGADHARAN]

Sorry both the vmunix and vmunix.prev created on same date, bacause initially I installed Adv Vxfs and then I removed it, but I got a copy of old kernel with me, whcih I restored from an old recovery tape.

[Massimo Bianchi]

Hi,
try to do an
swverify \*

now, to see if the removal has canghed something.
Usually the remove of a product has some post-action, as restoring previously overwritten files.

If you were able to boot once, i think you have no need to restore an old vmunix...

You can fix the situation from here.

HTH,
Massimo

[Michael Steele_2]

You have a non-bootable kernel issue and your server is in a unsupported state.

A) Both kernels are hosed.

B) You can't swremove the bad patches.

You are going to have to spend a week or more on the PHKL_18543 reinstall procedure or reinstall your O/S.

The problem with restoring from a make_tape_recovery tape becomes an issue. When did you make a clean tape? Do you have one old enough? If not, reinstalling the O/S from the Core O/S CD is probably much faster then trying the complicated, long, and extensive PHKL_18543 reinstall procedure. Which I wouldn't even attempt.

How much time have you spent on this?

Re-install.