Boot from Tape Device

[Jose Quinones]

Hi!
I created a recovery tape for my RP-7405 HP-UX 11.11 server using "make_tape_recovery" in a C1537A DDS3 Data Compression Tape Drive. Then I tried test my tape booting capability using the hardware path given in SAM for my tape drive. This was the output:
{
Main Menu:
Enter command or menu > bo 1/0/1/0/0/1/0.30
BCH Directed Boot Path: 1/0/1/0/0/1/0.30
Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> n
Initializing boot Device.
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) Revision 3
IODC ENTRY_INIT failed. Error Status: -10
The IODC for this boot device was unable to provide text describing the failure.
IODC ENTRY_INIT[Return Messages] failed. Error Status: -2
0x0000 00000000fffffff6 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0004 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0008 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x000c 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0010 0000000000003000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x0014 00000000454e4841 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000454e4841
0x0018 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0x001c 00000000fffffff2 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >
}
What I'm doing wrong? Also, the "SEA" (search for boot device) command dont'n show any tape drive path. How may I accomplish this task?
Thanks in advanced for any help! ... Jose.

[Pete Randall]

That path looks a little odd. Are you sure it really ends in "0.30"?

You could also try searching with "sea ipl" to see if that showed your tape drive.


Pete

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Jose,

I agree with PEte - HW path seems wrong.
As he suggests, do a sea ipl & boot the device listed as sequential access - that'll be the tape drive.

HTH,
Jeff

[Torsten.]

The path seems to e to long for a rp7405 and ...0.30 can't be correct.

If possible run ODE -> mapper2

or from the boot menu

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > in all

and have a look at the section

I/O MODULE INFORMATION