hpux 11i upgrade

[Adam Noble]

Hi all,

Quick question I hope. I am upgrading a server to hpux 11.11 (don't ask can't go any higher). I have rebuilt the server on another test server we have with the same hardware. The current server hooks into emc disk and there are a number of volume groups. I intend to basically ignite the existing server using the test server image hope that makes sense.

I intend to do the relevant mkdirs and mknods on my test server for the volume groups. I then intend to copy /etc/lvmconf/* to the test server and take my ignite image. I will then ignite my current production server with the new image.I am then assuming on reboot the appropriate volume groups will be activated. I am aware of fstab etc just want to know from an LVM perspective if I need to consider anything else.

Cheers

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

The directory
/etc/lvmconf/*
contains the backup of the LVM disk layout.

Consider to vgexport (with map file) the disks, store the mapfile on your PC, reinstall the the server and vgimport the disks.

[Adam Noble]

Cheers for that I had assumed the mapfiles within that directory were used. I guess I will export and import like you suggest cheers.

[Geoff Wild]

Yes, don't copt the lvmconf dir at all...

Recreate it with the map files....

vgexport -s -v -p -m /tmp/vgXX.map /dev/vgXX

Then on test server, vgimport them...(after exporting them as well - as you are using an ignite image and there is a 99% chance the the paths to the disks will be different)

Rgds...Geoff