dumpsys() failed returned 4294967295 on F30 server

[venugopalakrishna.y.r]

hello admins,
we have become helpless because of the hp's discontinuation of support to older nova (F30)servers. we even checked www.openpa.net for some detail in vain.

As a last resort we have decided to put up the query to your reverend legs in Indian princely style. Any help will be aptly rewarded with rubies...diamonds...etc.

basically, jokes apart ..we are unable to boot the server, with the following message spat on the console everytime.....


Error message

boot
:disk (52.1.0;0)/stand/vmunix)
inet_clts:ok inet_cots:ok networking memory for fragment reassembly is restrs
swap device table:(start & size is 512 block
entry 0-auto-configured or root device; ignored-can't open device
warning ; no dump dvice configured dump is disabled
mountfs:opend
panic(display==0xbf00,flags==0x0) all vfs_mount root failed; need drivers??
pc-off stack trace (read across most recent is 1st)
0x0020c31c 0x000700b4 0x00807e8 0x000e0bbc 0x0019e7e0
end of stack
sync'ing disk (0 bufers to flush;0 buffer to flush)
0 buffer not flushed
0 buffer still dirty
it was not possible for the kernel to find process that caused this crash
dumpsys() called
WARNING dump was disable during configuration
dumpsys() failed returned 4294967295

[KapilRaj · Accepted solution]

While booting the server

Press a key ......
bo
Interact with IPL Y/N ==== Y
hpux -lm
vgchange -a y /dev/vg00 ; fsck -y /dev/vg00/lovl3
or

hpux /stand/vmunix.prev

Regds,

Kaps

[Senthil Kumar .A_1]

shri,shri,.....marthanda...prince of siliguri,stately prince of rathnagiri.....but most importantly traitor of swarnagiri...his highness venugopalakrishna..,

please spare my paltry reply.I would suggest u to do basic troubleshooting.Firstly you can try booting from CD and check whether the system trows the same error.If same error is found u can conclude that it is not the problem with HDD otr the filesystem...Also u can swap the RAM slots .I guess the F30 server has 12 RAM slots...

Please do not forget your prescious gift ,I mean diamonds...etc to remind...

Senthil
(spy of swarnagiri...)

[Kent Ostby]

Hi ... I think Kapil is on the right track to start:

While booting the server

Press a key ......
bo
Interact with IPL Y/N ==== Y
hpux -lm

From there I would do the following:

vgchange -a y /dev/vg00
lvlnboot -v /dev/vg00

It probably states at this point that there is "No boot logical volume".

If it says that, then type:
lvlnboot -b /dev/vg00/lvol1

then:

lvlnboot -v /dev/vg00

to verify it lists a boot lvol

Then:

sync
sync
reboot

And all should be well.

Best regards,

Kent M. Ostby