boot itanium to an ignite tape, tape drive not in boot list

[ben_scott]

I made an ignite tape, that I wish to boot from, using make_tape_recovery on a rx7620 itanium with local ultrium lto3 with no problems.

When I interrupt the autoboot, I get the EFI boot manager menu and the tape drive is not in the list. I went into the EFI Shell and ran a search all and it shows up - Pun3, Lun0. However it does not show up in the device mapping table when you do a Shell>map.

I searched the forums and found that you guys often said to interrupt autoboot and I would get a menu like:
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > sea IPL
and I could do a search here and boot from the tape drive when it was listed, but I can't seem to get this type of prompt. Some of you guys had links to solutions that are now broken.

Thanks in advance, y'all are awesome, very helpful.

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

The SEA IPL command applies to HP9000 servers only, not your Integrity.

We need to check if your systems firmware already supports direct boot from tape.

If you do this from EFI you should see the tape:

Shell> reconnect -r
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (BCM5704) is detected (PCI-X)
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (BCM5704) is detected (PCI-X)
HP PCI-X 1Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter (driver 1.09, firmware 4.00.090)
Scsi(Pun3,Lun0) HP Ultrium 3-SCSI G64D (320 MBytes/sec)
HP PCI-X 1Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter (driver 1.09, firmware 4.00.090)
ReconnectController(0,0,0) : Status = Success


Now select "boot from file" in the boot menu and you will (hopefully) see something like this:

Device Path Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,600)/Pci(1|0)/Pci(4|1)/Scsi(Pun3,Lun0)

(C) Copyright 1999-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
All rights reserved

HP-UX Boot Loader for IPF -- Revision 2.035

Booting from Tape
Press Any Key to interrupt Autoboot
AUTO ==> boot IINSTALL
...

[ben_scott]

WOW that was fast. Here is what I get:
Shell>reconnect -r
Scsi(Pun6,Lun0) HP 36.4GST336753LC HPC8 ( 80 MBytes/sec)
Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) HP DVD-ROM 305 1.01 ( 20 MBytes/sec)
Scsi(Pun3,Lun0) HP Ultrium 3-SCSI G66D ( 80 MBytes/sec)
Scsi(Pun6,Lun0) HP 36.4GST336753LC HPC8 ( 80 MBytes/sec)
HP Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is detected (PCI)
Fibre Channel: Discovery and Configuration of devices might take several minutes
...done
Fibre Channel: Discovery and Configuration of devices might take several minutes
...done
ReconnectController(0,0,0) : Status = Success

Boot from a file gives me -
Boot From a File. Select a Volume


IA64_EFI [Acpi(HWP0002,100)/Pci(3|0)/Scsi(Pun6,Lun0)/HD(Part1,Si
IA64_EFI [Acpi(HWP0002,100)/Pci(3|0)/Scsi(Pun6,Lun0)/HD(Part3,Si
IA64_EFI [Acpi(HWP0002,100)/Pci(3|1)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0)/CDROM(Entry
IA64_EFI [Acpi(HWP0002,108)/Pci(1|0)/Pci(1|1)/Scsi(Pun6,Lun0)/HD
Removable Media Boot [Acpi(HWP0002,100)/Pci(3|1)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0)
Load File [EFI Shell [Built-in]]
Load File [Acpi(HWP0002,108)/Pci(1|0)/Pci(4|0)/Mac(000F202B6362)
Exit

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Itaniums have a set up program and the tape device must be set up as a boot device.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1253138

I have an internal document I wrote for a customer. Its a cut and paste off a docs.hp.com doc that I can't find any more. I'll see about posting a copy.

SEP

[Torsten.]

Meanwhile I found here

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-2904/5992-2904.pdf

that you need at least firmware bundle version 5.0.

Please post your

MP:CM> sysrev

to ensure this.

[ben_scott]

The output from MP:CM> sysrev is :
FIRMWARE:

Core IO
Master : A.005.021
Slave : A.000.000 - not installed

Cell 0 - not installed
PDHC : A.000.000
Pri SFW : 0.000
Sec SFW : 0.000

Cell 1
PDHC : A.003.014
Pri SFW : 20.008 (PA)
Sec SFW : 1.015 (IA)

Steven - I don't seed in your link how to make a tape device a boot device? -Maybe i missed it? I only see where they are making a tape bootable.

[Torsten.]

It would be better to post the COMPLETE output, but anyway, you have only version 2.0.


With this version you cannot directly boot from tape.


You need to use the two-step-recovery (boot from install CD, restore image from tape.

[ben_scott]

Sorry Torsten, here is the whole output:
Cabinet firmware revision report

PROGRAMMABLE HARDWARE :

System Backplane : GPM FM OSP
------- ------- -------
1.002 1.002 1.002

PCI-X Backplane : LPM HS
------- -------
2.000 1.000

Core IO : Master Slave
-------- -------
2.008 0.000

LPM PDHC
------- -------
Cell 0 : 0.000 0.000 - not installed
Cell 1 : 1.002 1.007


FIRMWARE:

Core IO
Master : A.005.021
Slave : A.000.000 - not installed

Cell 0 - not installed
PDHC : A.000.000
Pri SFW : 0.000
Sec SFW : 0.000

Cell 1
PDHC : A.003.014
Pri SFW : 20.008 (PA)
Sec SFW : 1.015 (IA)

I find that interesting because this system was configured back in 2005 by HP and the Disaster Recovery instructions I have left over tell me to boot from a tape. - Granted the system has had it's OS reinstalled since then and this is a different tape device but the firmware should be the same.

If I do the boot from install cd option-
I would:
1. boot from the original OS install disk
2. choose Install HP-UX
3. choose Media only installation
4. choose Guided Installation
5. choose Boot from CD/DVD, Recover from Tape
6. then select my tape drive

If that sounds correct to you guys, what do i do after that, because that is where my directions end and I will lose a bunch of work if i write over my current install with what is on the dvd instead of what is on the tape?

Thanks again so far, y'all are especially fast today!

[Torsten.]

The two-step recovery:

boot from install media, select

-> Install HP-UX -> select Advanced Installation -> Recovery tape -> GO!


Consider to update the firmware!
Ask HP for support if needed.

[ben_scott]

Ok, I am going to try your two step process.

I just talked to an x-employee and he has seen this machine boot from a tape - he says it might need the .efi driver in the right location since the drive shows up as bootable in one location but not in another. I have no idea where to get a .efi file that would work to try to import. There is a menu option to load one though.

I will try to update the firmware as well.

Thanks for all of your help and consideration, i will divy out points and close the thread when i finish the two-step process.

[ben_scott]

Booting from the install cd and running the restore works ok.

It does not completely solve my problem but now I have more time to work on it.

Thanks Guys.

[dictum9]

I have that exact same problem, how do I boot from tape? I don't understand what this below means.

Now select "boot from file" in the boot menu and you will (hopefully) see something like this:

This is the output of these commands. I need to boot off the highlighted items, which is what the tape drive is:

reconnect -r

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (BCM5703) is detected (PCI-X)
Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) _NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A 1.30 ( 40 MBytes/sec)
Scsi(Pun5,Lun0) HP Ultrium 3-SCSI G54D ( 80 MBytes/sec)
HP 2Port 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapter (driver 1.47, firmware 3.03.154)
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (BCM5703) is detected (PCI-X)
HP 2Port 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapter (driver 1.47, firmware 3.03.154)
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (BCM5703) is detected (PCI-X)
ReconnectController(0,0,0) : Status = Success

Shell> bcfg boot dump
The boot option list is:
01. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,C)/Pci(1|0)/Pci(4|0)/Fibre(WWN500143801136F009,Lun4001000000000000)/HD(Part1,Sig5923D410-66FB-11E5-
8000-D6217B60E588)/\EFI\HPUX\HPUX.EFI "HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/0/12/1/0/4/0.0x500143801136f009.0x4001000000000000"
02. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,E)/Pci(1|0)/Pci(4|0)/Fibre(WWN50001FE1500940AD,Lun4001000000000000)/HD(Part1,Sig2A0D3110-EF8C-11DC-
8002-D6217B60E588)/\EFI\HPUX\HPUX.EFI "HP-UX Alternate Boot: 0/0/14/1/0/4/0.1.2.0.0.0.1"
03. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(0018FE2884C3) "SYS LAN 0 Cabinet 0 [Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(0018FE2884
C3)]"
04. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,100)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(0018FE2884BF) "SYS LAN 1 Cabinet 0 [Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,100)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(0018FE
2884BF)]"
05. VenHw(D65A6B8C-71E5-4DF0-A909-F0D2992B5AA9) "EFI Shell [Built-in]"
06. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,100)/Pci(2|1)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) "Lower DVD" OPT
07. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,100)/Pci(2|1)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) "Upper DVD" OPT
08. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(3|1)/Scsi(Pun5,Lun0) "edwboot"
Shell> i(HWP0002,PNP0A03,10E)/Pci(1|0)/Pci(4|0)/Fibre(WWN500143801136F00C,Lun4002000000000000)/HD(Part1,Sig425F5CB8-774E-11E
1-8000-D6217B60E588)/\EFI\HPUX\HPUX.EFI "HP-UX HA Alternate Boot: 1/0/14/1/0/4/0.0x500143801136f00c.0x4002000000000000"
0A. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(3|1)/Scsi(Pun5,Lun0) "edwbootoptinon"
0B. Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|1)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) "boot" OPT