Idisk problem

[shanmuhanandam]

Hi all,
i have a server of rx2600 and running with hp-ux 11.23. im trying to mirror the root disk. when i run the command idisk it is giving the error invalid partition. can anybody help me?
here is the output of idisk command:
# idisk -wf - /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
idisk version: 1.31
********************** WARNING ***********************
If you continue you may destroy all data on this disk.
Do you wish to continue(yes/no)? yes
3
EFI 500MB
HP-UX 100%
HPSP 400MB
idisk: Invalid partition type.

Thanks In Adavance..
regards,
Shanmugam.

[Ivan Krastev]

Your syntax is wrong.
use:

idisk -wf partitionfile /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

regards,
ivan

[shanmuhanandam]

hi ivan,
i have tried the syntax u provoided also. it's giving the same error..
# idisk -wf /tmp/shan /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
idisk version: 1.31
********************** WARNING ***********************
If you continue you may destroy all data on this disk.
Do you wish to continue(yes/no)? yes
idisk: Invalid partition type.
# cat /tmp/shan
3
EFI 500MB
HP-UX 100%
HPSP 400MB
#

Thanks,
shanmugam.

[Ivan Krastev]

Can you verify disk partitions:
# idisk /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0


regards,
ivan

[Mike Shilladay]

Hi Shanmugam,

Just a thought, but I have always used the command with the parameters separated. e.g.

#idisk -f /tmp/shan -w /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

Mike.

[Hasan Atasoy]

is there a garbage character in your file.

cat -v /shan


Hasan

[Torsten.]

Some points to check:

# ioscan -fnCdisk

# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

# idisk /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c2t1d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k

Results?

[Vincent_5]

Hi Shanmugan,
The syntax you provided is wrong, it should be
idisk -wf /tmp/partitionfile /dev/rdsk/cXtXdX

Anyway, attach is a copy of the mirror step for 11.23. Hope it help

Regards
Vincent

[freddy_21]

hello your partition file have a wrong syntax

3
EFI 500MB
HP-UX 100% <-- HPUX not using -
HPSP 400MB

Thanks
Freddy

[freddy_21]

Hello
You must check about your disk partition, you must destroy first. I guess your efi partition already created but for HPUX you got error. please destroy all partition at the disk first with command:

idisk -R /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

after that, run idisk command for create new partition.

thanks
Freddy

[Andres_13]

The correct way to do this is:

# vi /tmp/partitionfile
3
EFI 500MB
HPUX 100%
HPSP 400MB
# idisk -wf /tmp/partitionfile /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
idisk version: 1.31
********************** WARNING ***********************
If you continue you may destroy all data on this disk.
Do you wish to continue(yes/no)? yes <-- Answer "yes" and not "y"

Create device files needed for the new partitions.
# insf -eC disk

Verify the partition table.
# idisk /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

Hope this help.

[shanmuhanandam]

Hi Andres,
thanks for your reply. i got solved the issue. the issue is bcoz i have created the entry in the partiotion file HP-UX. but it should be HPUX. now idisk is working and i have creaed the partitions.

[shanmuhanandam]

Hi Andres,
thanks for your reply. i got solved the issue. the issue is bcoz i have created the entry in the partiotion file HP-UX. but it should be HPUX. now idisk is working and i have creaed the partitions.

Thanks & Regards,
Shanmugam.

[shanmuhanandam]

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