Ignite and Ignite recovery issues

[Brendan McDonald]

Hi, I've run a ignite backup to a HP Surestore Tape library e2/20 and would like to know how can I check to see if there is a valid image on the tape?? Are there any switches to the 'make_tape_recovery' command to read my image/archive??

My next question is i've then moved this tape library over to another server, have successfully tar'd to another tape on the library. I've loaded my ignite backup tape and have rebooted. I've gone into the PDC, searched for valid boot devices and then tried to boot from p4 (my tape library connected via FC). Attached is the output of my search and boot.


Any help would be appreaciated.

[Borislav Perkov]

Hi,
The first part of Ignite tape is boot section. You have to put:
mt -f /dev/rmt/ fsf 1
There is no image on tape, the files are tar-ed. Than you can see the files there with tar.
tar tvf /dev/rmt/

For the second question:
The machine should be neer the same configuration like the machine you have taken ignite recovery tape. It look like that there is diferent HW configuration.

Regards,
Borislav

[Borislav Perkov]

Ops,
I think that you should check the SCSI cables on the machine or SCSI terminators.

[Joseph Loo · Accepted solution]

hi,

do this to review/verify your tape's content depending on the tape device file:

# mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn rew
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn fsf 1
# tar tvf /dev/rmt/0mn

as for the second part, please confirm the hardware path of the tape library connected to that server. please refer to this KB as well:

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/search.do?category=c0&mode=id&searchString=KBQA00000523&searchCrit=exactphrase&docType=Security&docType=Patch&docType=EngineerNotes&docType=BugReports&docType=Hardware&docType=ReferenceMaterials&docType=ThirdParty&search.x=24&search.y=6

regards.
(p.s. please remember to assign points.)

[Mahesh Kumar Malik]

Hi

For recovery, system configuration should be near to one where tape was created.

Please check whether you are able to boot from recovery tape with the original system where you created it.

Regards
Mahesh

[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi Brendan,

Below is the steps to verify the make_tape_recovery backup (docID : KBRC00010817) :

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000075564804

When you moved the tape library to other system, is the system similar with the previous one (the one that you make the make_tape_recovery) ? If the same, check the firmware of the system.

Try to create a make_tape_recovery first on the new machine and try to boot it from there, see whether the tape can give you a right result. Since you informed that you can succesfully tar to another tape on the library.

Hope this information can help you.

Cheers,
AW

[Brendan McDonald]

thanks all for those 'mt' commands. Now I know that I have a valid archive. My next step will be tomorrow to look at my I/O card problem and try and boot from the tape. Will update further then.

I've allocated points for a couple of reply's and will do the rest tomorrow.

Cheers

[Deepak.R]

Hi,

Make sure your system has fiber channel boot support. This depends on many parameers like PDC version , FC HBA used etc.

Confirm this .

thanks

[Brendan McDonald]

Ok, this is where i'm at at the moment.

I've gone to the menu to search for boot devices and this is what i've got.

---- Main Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------

Command Description
------- -----------
BOot [PRI|ALT|] Boot from specified path
PAth [PRI|ALT] [] Display or modify a path
SEArch [DIsplay|IPL] [] Search for boot devices

COnfiguration menu Displays or sets boot values
INformation menu Displays hardware information
SERvice menu Displays service commands

DIsplay Redisplay the current menu
HElp [|] Display help for menu or command
RESET Restart the system
----
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > path

Primary boot path: intscsia.6
0/0/2/0.6
0/0/02/0.6 (hex)

Alternate boot path: intscsib.6
0/0/2/1.6
0/0/02/01.6 (hex)

Console path: 0/0/4/0.0
0/0/04/0.0 (hex)

Keyboard path: 0/0/4/0.0
0/0/04/0.0 (hex)

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > search

Searching for potential boot device(s)
This may take several minutes.

To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).


IODC
Path# Device Path (dec) Device Path (mnem) Device Type Rev
----- ----------------- ------------------ ----------- ----
P0 0/0/1/0.1 extscsi.1 Random access media 1

P1 0/0/2/0.6 intscsia.6 Random access media 1

P2 0/0/2/1.6 intscsib.6 Random access media 1

P3 0/4/0/0.0 Random access media 6

P4 1/10/0/0.0 Random access media 6

P5 1/12/0/0.0 Random access media 6

Configuration Menu: Enter command > bo p4
Interact with IPL (Y, N, or Cancel)?> y

Booting...
Failed to initialize.

ENTRY_INIT
Status = -7

00000000 FFFFFFF9 00000000 00000000 00000000 FCFC04BF 00000000 0000012D
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000

Failed to initialize.


WARNING: The system io configuration does not match the expected
io configuration. There may be missing or extra lower
bus converters. There could also be one or more lower
bus converters that are not configured as expected.

As you can see P4 is my fibre channel card. It doesn't see a tape drive at the other end of the FC adapter. Is this because it's a HP Surestore e2/20 tape library ??

I know there's a valid image on the tape and the tape is loaded in the drive ready to go.

Help !!!!

[Deepak.R]

Hi,

I had similar kind of problem with a rp3410 and MSL 5000 series library , I couldnt make as I was told that its not supported.

Is ur library using a NSR ? ( Network storage Router ) . if yes , it may need to be configured as well

thanks
deepak

[Brendan McDonald]

Thanks for that. I'm going to connect a SCSI tape drive to the box and run my ignite backup and recovery from it.

Cheers