Error compiling kernel

[Yvonne Butler]

I appear to have exactly the same error as mentioned in:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x97cda848deccd61190050090279cd0f9,00.html

However, I cannot see a fix for the problem in the end. When running "swlist -l fileset -a state | grep -v -i -e configured -e \#" I have a whole long list of patches to be configured. I've noticed that the /stand area is at 85% used which probably isn't helping the matter, when trying to expand this area I get an error saying:

Logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol1" could not be extended.
Failure possibly caused by contiguous allocation policy.
Failure possibly caused by strict allocation policy

Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated....

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

You can't just extend /dev/vg00/lvol1

The meaning of contiguous, means that you must have all extents of the volume together unbroken.

The only way to fix this it to use an ignite tape and make your volume bigger, or of course try to clean up /stand if possible.

This is what I would do:

Create an ignite tape
# make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/?mn

Boot off the tape and make volume larger.

[Yvonne Butler]

I was afraid you'd say that - I've been trying to get this company to buy a dat drive for the unix servers for over a year now so that I can create an Ignite tape but as yet I can't. I guess I'm stuck then until this happens...

[Michael Tully]

How do you do backups?

It is possible to actually boot off some DLT drives depending on how they are connected and still do what I've suggested. See these links, they may help.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x158906295e00d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html
http://us-support.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=69cedab80e65c30961/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000049061198

[Yvonne Butler]

I do backups using Omniback 4 to an HP Ultrium Library with LTO drives which of course you can't boot from.

[Michael Tully]

Any way you could rent/loan/borrow/beg/steal a drive etc. to do the job? HP are usually a good candidate if you ask smile nicely to your friendly engineer ....

(I'd lend it to you if it didn't get wet...)

[Yvonne Butler]

I am trying a couple of suppliers to see if they'll lend me one until I can see a manager here to shout at about the issue.

Many thanks...

[Michael Tully]

Cheers and good luck to you !

[Clemens van Everdingen]

Hi,

How about the space in /stand !
are you able to cleanup for example /stand/build ?

any old copies fro previous kernel you could move to another place ?

The previous thread was indeed not finished with a solution, except the space in /stand suggestion in the end.

C.

[Yvonne Butler]

If anyone now or in the future is interested the final fix for this problem was downloading the latest version of compiler/debugger from www.hp.com/go/wdb and installing the debugPRG part only (in this case, without GUI also). As soon as this installed I could rebuild the kernel and make parameter changes again.... This fix came thanks to Andy Bennett of HP Support.

[Hamdy Al-Sebaey]

I think you need to cleanup all unneeded files in /stand.
As you know you can'nt increase the size of /lvol1 even with JFS.
Or you can restore you system from an ignite tape.

Goodluck,
Hamdy