HPUX can't boot automatically

[Just_K]

After abnormal shutdown(by power down)HPUX booting in single mode because of VG00 is not available. When i do "vgchange -a -y VG00; mount -a; init 5" it's ok. vgscan says that all phisycal volumes are already recorded in /etc/lvmtab. How can i make VG00 auto-available?

[freddy_21]

check setboot
setboot -b on
check primary path and
alternate path

thanks
freddy

[Just_K]

# setboot -v
Primary bootpath : 0/1/1/0.0.0
Alternate bootpath : 0/0/2/0.3.0

Autoboot is ON (enabled)
Autosearch is ON (enabled)

[Mustafa Gulercan]

at single mode;

first;
#bcheckrc and than

#mount -a

if setboot is on
finally shutdow the system normaly

#shutdown -ry now

regards;
mustafa

[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi Just_K,

Based on my experiences; when the abnormal shutdown happened, the HP-UX will boot to single user first. This to let the sys-admin to check the file system first.

Run the fsck > activate the vg00 > check the primary & alternate boot path (make sure is the same as the hardware path of your primary & alternate boot disk) > restart the system to make sure everything is up & running normally.

Hope this information can help you.

Cheers,
AW

[Ludovic Derlyn]

Hi,

it's seems that result of setboot is :

disk 1 :Primary bootpath : 0/1/1/0.0.0
dvd : Alternate bootpath : 0/0/2/0.3.0

Set alternate path with second disk


setboot -a 0/1/1/0.1.0 if ioscan -fnC disk give :

disk 0 0/0/2/0.0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE TEAC DV-28E-N
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
disk 1 0/1/1/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 73.4GST373454
LC
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s1
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s2
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s3
disk 2 0/1/1/0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 73.4GST373454
LC
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0s1
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0s2
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0s3

What is your version of HPUX ?
regards

L-DERLYN

[Just_K]

Nothing helps :(
Now system can't booting at all :(

[Ludovic Derlyn]

Hi,

could you give me more informations ?
Have you an a error message ?

What is the numver o disks presents in the server ?
what is the version of HP ?

have you try in ISL mode "boot vmunix -lq" or "hpux -lq" ?

regards

L-DERLYN

[Just_K]

/sbin/ioinitrc:
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t2d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c3t2d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t4d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c2t1d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t0d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvlnboot: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lvlnboot: Warning: Can not determine all Physical Volumes on which mirrored cop
ies of
the Logical Volume are located. "/etc/lvmtab" is missing Physical Volumes.
insf: Installing special files for ipmi instance 0 address 16
/sbin/krs_sysinit:


/sbin/bcheckrc:
Checking for LVM volume groups and Activating (if any exist)
Activated volume group
Volume group "/dev/vg01" has been successfully changed.
Activated volume group
Volume group "/dev/vg02" has been successfully changed.
Volume group "/dev/vg00" has been successfully changed.
Resynchronized volume group /dev/vg01
Resynchronized volume group /dev/vg02
Checking hfs file systems
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg00/lvol3 (root device) ok
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg00/lvol1 (mounted) ok
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg00/lvol4 clean
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg00/lvol5 clean
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg00/lvol6 clean
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg00/lvol7 clean
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg00/lvol8 clean
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg02/lvol_archive clean
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg02/lvol_odarchive clean
/sbin/fsclean: /dev/vg02/lvol_pmarchive clean
HFS file systems are OK, not running fsck

Ok, it works. Now how to determine the problem and fix it?

[Ludovic Derlyn]

hi,

what is the result of

strings /etc/lvmtab ?
/etc/lvmtab is really missing or not ?

regards

L-DERLYN

[Just_K]

# strings /etc/lvmtab
/dev/vg01
/dev/dsk/c4t2d0
/dev/dsk/c3t2d0
/dev/vg02
/dev/dsk/c4t4d0
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0
/dev/vg00
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0

[Ludovic Derlyn]

ok, what is the result of ioscan -fnC disk ?

[freddy_21]

i think your disk c4t0d0 have problem. replace it.


Thanks
Freddy

[Just_K]

# ioscan -fnC disk
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=========================================================================
disk 0 0/0/2/0.0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE TEAC DV-28E-N
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
disk 1 0/1/1/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GMAU3036NC
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
disk 2 0/1/1/0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GMAU3036NC
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
disk 3 0/1/1/1.2.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GMAU3036NC
/dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0
disk 7 0/4/1/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GST336754LC
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0
disk 8 0/4/1/0.2.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GMAU3036NC
/dev/dsk/c4t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t2d0
disk 9 0/4/1/0.4.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GST336754LC
/dev/dsk/c4t4d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t4d0
#

[Raj D.]

Just K ,

Can you check with both the disk:

# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0:AUTO -

# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0:AUTO -

if the boot area is ok.

cheers,
Raj.

[Ludovic Derlyn]

Strange, because when you execute setboot -v you have :

setboot -v
Primary bootpath : 0/1/1/0.0.0
Alternate bootpath : 0/0/2/0.3.0

Autoboot is ON (enabled)
Autosearch is ON (enabled)

VG00 is composed to :

dev/vg00
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0

setboot primary is ok , so disk 1 0/1/1/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GMAU3036NC
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0

setboot alternate is not ok, you must specify disk 7 , so
disk 7 0/4/1/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP 36.4GST336754LC
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0

setboot -a 0/4/1/0.0.0

have you some events about disks in /var/opt/resmon/log/event.log ?

regards

L-DERLYN

[Just_K]

# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0:AUTO -
hpux -lm /stand/vmunix
# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0:AUTO -
hpux

File /var/opt/resmon/log/event.log does not exist.
# ll /var/opt/resmon/log/
total 6
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 27 Nov 22 2005 api.log -> /etc/opt/re
smon/log/api.log
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 30 Nov 22 2005 client.log -> /etc/opt
/resmon/log/client.log
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 33 Nov 22 2005 registrar.log -> /etc/
opt/resmon/log/registrar.log
#

[freddy_21]

please try to run this command
mkboot -a "hpux -lq(;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/dsk/cxtydz
and run lifcp again. after that try to reboot it.

thanks
freddy

[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi Just_K,

Check the LIF files on both of your vg00 disks :

# lifls /dev/dsk/c2t0d0
# lifls /dev/dsk/c4t0d0

Run also this command, to check the mirror part :

# lvlnboot -v
# lvdisplay /dev/vg00/lv*

Run the command below to check the disk itself :

# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c2t0d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024 count=500
# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c4t0d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024 count=500

Please let us know if you facing errors once you run the 'dd' command, cause usually the particular harddisk is failure.

Hope this information can help you.

Cheers,
AW

[Ludovic Derlyn]

don't forget to set :

setboot -a 0/4/1/0.0.0

regards

L-DERLYN

[Just_K]

# lifls /dev/dsk/c2t0d0
ISL HPUX LABEL AUTO
# lifls /dev/dsk/c4t0d0
ISL AUTO HPUX PAD LABEL
# lvlnboot -v
Boot Definitions for Volume Group /dev/vg00:
Physical Volumes belonging in Root Volume Group:
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0 (0/1/1/0.0.0) -- Boot Disk
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0 (0/4/1/0.0.0) -- Boot Disk
Boot: lvol1 on: /dev/dsk/c2t0d0
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0
Root: lvol3 on: /dev/dsk/c2t0d0
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0
Swap: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c2t0d0
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0
Dump: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c2t0d0, 0

# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c2t0d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024 count=500
500+0 records in
500+0 records out
# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c4t0d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024 count=500
500+0 records in
500+0 records out
#

[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi Just_K,

Try again the commands below (will take times) :

# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c2t0d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k
# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c4t0d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k

And also the commands below :

# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0

And see whether you have the error on the disk or not.

If one of the disk shows error, this indicate the particular disk with error is faulty (need to replace).

If you have a support with HP, you can contact HP now and let them prepare the disk for you plus the engineer.

Hope this information can help you.

Cheers,
AW

[Ludovic Derlyn]

hi,

I think that boot problem is caused by a bad value in AUTO in primary disk (option lm)and alternate path bad before modification:

initially :

setboot -v
Primary bootpath : 0/1/1/0.0.0
Alternate bootpath : 0/0/2/0.3.0

# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0:AUTO -
hpux -lm /stand/vmunix
# lifcp /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0:AUTO -
hpux

Need to set hpux -lq /stand/vmunix in AUTO

and try to reboot for verify that all it's ok.

regards

L-DERLYN

[Just_K]

# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
SCSI describe of /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0:
vendor: HP 36.4G
product id: MAU3036NC
type: direct access
size: 35566480 Kbytes
bytes per sector: 512
rev level: HPC2
blocks per disk: 71132960
ISO version: 0
ECMA version: 0
ANSI version: 3
removable media: no
response format: 2
(Additional inquiry bytes: (32)59 (33)30 (34)31 (35)34 (36)39 (37)31 (38)35 (
39)20 (40)20 (41)20 (42)20 (43)20 (44)20 (45)20 (46)20 (47)20 (48)20 (49)20 (50)
20 (51)f (52)0 (53)0 (54)60 (55)a (56)dc (57)b (58)59 (59)3 (60)1 (61)3 (62)22 (
63)0 (64)0 (65)0 (66)0 (67)0 (68)0 (69)0 (70)0 (71)0 (72)0 (73)0 (74)0 (75)0 (76
)0 (77)0 (78)0 (79)0 (80)0 (81)0 (82)0 (83)0 (84)0 (85)0 (86)0 (87)0 (88)0 (89)0
(90)0 )
# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0
SCSI describe of /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0:
vendor: HP 36.4G
product id: ST336754LC
type: direct access
size: 35566480 Kbytes
bytes per sector: 512
rev level: HPC2
blocks per disk: 71132960
ISO version: 0
ECMA version: 0
ANSI version: 3
removable media: no
response format: 2
(Additional inquiry bytes: (32)4b (33)51 (34)30 (35)50 (36)48 (37)4e (38)5a (
39)20 (40)20 (41)20 (42)20 (43)20 (44)20 (45)20 (46)20 (47)20 (48)20 (49)20 (50)
20 (51)f (52)0 (53)0 (54)60 (55)a (56)dc (57)b (58)59 (59)3 (60)1 (61)3 (62)22 (
63)0 (64)0 (65)0 (66)0 (67)0 (68)0 (69)0 (70)0 (71)0 (72)0 (73)0 (74)0 (75)0 (76
)0 (77)0 (78)0 (79)0 (80)0 (81)0 (82)0 (83)0 (84)0 (85)0 (86)0 (87)0 (88)0 (89)0
(90)0 (91)0 (92)43 (93)6f (94)70 (95)79 (96)72 (97)69 (98)67 (99)68 (100)74 (10
1)20 (102)28 (103)63 (104)29 (105)20 (106)32 (107)30 (108)30 (109)34 (110)20 (11
1)53 (112)65 (113)61 (114)67 (115)61 (116)74 (117)65 (118)20 (119)41 (120)6c (12
1)6c (122)20 (123)4 (124)3d (125)67 (126)20 (127)0 (128)0 (129)2 (130)0 (131)7b
(132)4 (133)20 (134)40 (135)7d (136)ff (137)3 (138)c4 )

dd is still running. I'll continue tomorrow.
Thanx for help.

[Just_K]

# vgsync vg00
Resynchronized logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol1".
Resynchronized logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol2".
Resynchronized logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol3".
Resynchronized logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol4".
Resynchronized logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol5".
Resynchronized logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol6".
Resynchronized logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol7".
vgsync: Couldn't re-synchronize stale partitions of the logical volume:
I/O error
vgsync: Couldn't resynchronize logical volume "/dev/vg00/lvol8".
vgsync: Couldn't resynchronize volume group "vg00".

How do you think, why it can't re-synchronize?