HPUX 11.11 can't boot

[Ahmed Yacout]

i was intending to extend /opt,so i commented its line in /etc/fstab so that after reboot it won't be mounted and can be extended,
but after rebooting, the system didnt get up,i tried the GSP(MP) using console cable,after typing Admin/Admin or Oper/Oper,i get to the console login where the problem is.
every time i type the console username,the following message appear and the username step appears again :
"/usr/lib/dld.sl:can't find path for shared library : libxti.2
/usr/lib/dld.sl:no such file or directory"
sometimes this msg also appears :
"INIT:command espawning too rapidly"

[Torsten.]

Hi,

better to boot into single user mode and extend the LVOL:

stop autoboot process, interact with ISL
ISL> hpux -is

[Sundar_7]

Ahmed,

It is never a good idea to comment out one of the critical VG00 filesystems and boot in multi-user mode.

From your post, I understand you are not able to login to the system at all. If that is true, then perform a RS on the GSP and when the system boots back again, interrupt the ISL and boot in to the single user mode.

When in single user mode, you can use the extendfs to extend /opt and reboot the system in multi-user mode.

Sundar.

[Marco A.]

Hello Ahmed,

Try also de lvm maintenance mode, try to fix the error with the /opt , check the files, and after that try to reboot the server.

Best regards,

Marco

[Ahmed Yacout]

well,most of ur answers assume that i can login to the system,
i really cant even make it to the MP menu as this error msg appears every time i type the console username
i thought or hardware resetting the MP,
what do u think ?

[Senthil Kumar .A_1 · Accepted solution]

Hey Ahmed,

You are getting this message, not because you haven't looged into MP. Actually you are logged into MP and are on console screen. To access GSP/MP prompt, you need to key in "ctrl+B".

There follow this sequence to go to single user mode..

MP>cm
CM>rs (Answer Yes to the confirmation query)
CM>ma
MP>co

When it says, interrupt within 10 seconds... interrupt the boot process, then issue this command in PDC prompt...

PDC> boot pri

When asked, do you want to interact with ISL.. answer "Yes"

at ISL prompt type the following command to go to single user mode.

ISL> hpux -is

In single user mode..

lvextend your var lvol
and extend the FS using extendfs
Uncomment the /var line in /etc/fstab and reboot.

SK
NOTE: You do not require to reset your MP card for this situation.

[Asif Sharif]

Salam Ahmed,

Please follow the steps to solve your problem.

1.Login to MP
2.MP>cm>rs (it will reset)
3.CM>ma (you will be in MP prompt)
4.MP>CO (to access console)
5.It will ask press any key
6.It will ask for interact with ISL.. press Y
7.give this command to go into single user mode
ISL>hpux -is
8. In single user mode first you need to remove "# sign" (uncomment) from /opt mount point in /etc/fstab file.
9.then extend your /opt logical volume.


Regards,
Asif Sharif

[Ahmed Yacout]

Thanks a lot guys,in fact i already knew these procedures,my problem was in getting to the GSP prompt at the first place.
CTRL+b really saved me by allowing me to the prompt from which i reset the MP then booted to single user mode.i also had to fsck the corrupt filesystems b4 jumping to multi user mode (i dont know y they were corrupted,i just hashed /opt,nothing more !!)