clone with ignite from non-vpar to vpar environment

[Lars Christian Nilsen]

I want to use ignite archives (from make_net_recovery) to move my old non-vpar servers to my new vpar environemnt.

The first vpar is up and running, but that was installed from the system disk on the new server.

When I boot the second vpar from the archive on the Ignite server everything works fine until it tries to recreate the kernel, complaining about it not beeing re-locatable. Guess this is due to my archive coming from a non-vpar environment.

So I need a way to install vPar software before re-building the kernel from the archive. Ignite should be able to do that. I'm visualizing myself just selecting vPar from the installation menu (Software TAB).

I've done the make_config and manage_index on my vPar depot, but it will still not show up in the software tab.

Any helpful hints will be appreciated since the inner workings of Ignite is not well known to me.

Best regards, Lars C

[Thierry Poels_1]

Hi,

you can also use an Ignite tape. Simply boot from the tape and restore it on the correct disks (use extreme caution not to overwrite the disks of vpar1).

good luck,
Thierry.

[Lars Christian Nilsen]

tape is not an option. my problem is to get the software available for selection in the software tab of the install screen (TUI)

[Mahesh Kumar Malik]

Hi Lars

Since recovery tape was created in non vpar environment, the required SW is not being shown. You may install it using OS/application installation media.

Regards
Mahesh

[Lars Christian Nilsen]

Hi!

Here's the last part of what happend during the install. Note the line "Kernel file is not relocatable for oslux01b" that sort of explains the problem. It was this line that led me to believe I needed the vPars SW available at the time of installation. My problem is to acomplish that.

By the way - I know that I might have problems later on, but right now my concern is really to get the vPars SW selectable.

cheers,
Lars C

Generating module: krm...
Compiling /stand/build/conf.c...
Generating module: swspBus...
Generating module: hsx...
Generating module: swsp...
Loading the kernel...
Generating kernel symbol table...


* Build_Kernel: Complete
* Boot_From_Client_Disk: Begin
* Rebooting machine as expected.
NOTE: Rebooting system.

################ Lines from console output
sync'ing disks (0 buffers to flush):
0 buffers not flushed
0 buffers still dirty

Closing open logical volumes...
Done

Cells have been reset (Boot Is Blocked (BIB) is not set).

[MON] Booting oslux01b....
Kernel file is not relocatable for oslux01b
File address is 0x0000000000020000 and memory address is 0x0000000008000000
Error reading program segments
Failed to load (3/0/0/2/0.6.0.0.0.0.0;)/stand/vmunix
Failed to load oslux01b to load oslux01bsync'ing disks (0 buffers to flush):
0 buffers not flushed
0 buffers still dirty

[Alzhy]

You will need to install vPars software on your non-vPar environment first. Then create a ignite backup (net). You may then use this net ignite backup tp ignite your 2nd vPar.

Note that you can install vPar software on to existing servers wihtout actually using it.

[Lars Christian Nilsen]

Hi Nelson!

Do you mean that it is impossible to install the vpar sw at the same time that I boot off of the recovery archive?

cheers,
Lars C

[Lars Christian Nilsen]

Me again ;-)

just to let you know, I did the same thing with GlancePlus and it works out fine. There must be something with the vPar SD that prevents it from showing under the software tab.

cheers,
lars c

[Lars Christian Nilsen]

Ok, I'll close this thread now. Find the solution myself.

removed ignite, depots etc.
reinstalled ignite
copied the HP-UX 11.11 OE with make_depot
created the config file with make_config
copied vpar and glance with make_depot
created the config file with make_config
checked that /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.11/core_cfg and apps_cfg are craeted and referenced in the INDEX file (odd thing this, it's referenced in the INDEX file without useing the manage_index .....)

Anyway, doing the vparboot works fine as I can now select both Glance and vPar.

...... thanks for all the fish