Ignite issue:

[OLIVA_1]

Hello,

I have an issue with make_tape_recovery command, I have this error message:
cxnce2d:/#/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -r -a/dev/rmt/3mn
NOTE: ******* RESUMING *******
NOTE: archive size: 3224390 kB
NOTE: last preview is on 2005-07-28,14:05
NOTE: The archive name is 2005-07-28,14:05
NOTE: The archive description Recovery Archive
NOTE: The archive is on local tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn
NOTE: The pax option is tar
NOTE: You want to resume archive creation from the configuration files
locally on this system.
NOTE: In Resume Mode. Do you wish to continue?
Continue?(y/n)y
ERROR: Failed to open tape device /dev/rmt/0mn:No such device or address
(errno = 6).
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

======= 07/28/05 14:09:18 GMT make_tape_recovery completed unsuccessfully
cxnce2d:/#


Why "The archive is on local tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn" ???
I specified /dev/rmt/3mn with -a option....


My tape drive is:

cxnce2d:/home/admin#ioscan -fnCtape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 3 0/1/2/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C5683A
/dev/rmt/3m /dev/rmt/3mnb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTn /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/3mb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTnb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/3mn /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDS /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSnb
cxnce2d:/home/admin#



Thanks for your help.

[Rick Garland]

put a space between the switch and device name

-a /dev/rmt/3mn

[OLIVA_1]

Hello Rick,

I have alreqdy tried that:

cxnce2d:/#/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -r -a /dev/rmt/3mn
NOTE: ******* RESUMING *******
NOTE: archive size: 3224390 kB
NOTE: last preview is on 2005-07-28,14:05
NOTE: The archive name is 2005-07-28,14:05
NOTE: The archive description Recovery Archive
NOTE: The archive is on local tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn
NOTE: The pax option is tar
NOTE: You want to resume archive creation from the configuration files
locally on this system.
NOTE: In Resume Mode. Do you wish to continue?
Continue?(y/n)y
ERROR: Failed to open tape device /dev/rmt/0mn:No such device or address
(errno = 6).
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

======= 07/28/05 14:10:41 GMT make_tape_recovery completed unsuccessfully
cxnce2d:/#

[Pete Randall]

There should be a space between the "-a" and the device name - "/dev/rmt/3mn".


Pete

[mirco_1]

hy,
try to change the syntax in :

make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/3mn -r

DM.

[Rick Garland]

Bad tape - try another tape?

[OLIVA_1]

I have already tried with 2 new tapes...

[OLIVA_1]

The tape drive works properly if I use this command:

/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -Av -a/dev/rmt/3mn

I don't understand why ?

[OLIVA_1]

Hello mirco,

I have already tried "make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/3mn -r"...

Same issue.... :-(

[mirco_1]

hy,

do you have use -p to create the archive ?

DM.

[OLIVA_1]

I used these commands:

- make_tape_recovery -A -p
- I changed IP adress and hostname in /var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest/system_cfg file
- make_tape_recovery -r -a /dev/rmt/3mn

That's all.

Thanks,

[Rick Garland]

Check for another file as well;

/var/opt/ignite/recovery/default.

This file can specific the device

[OLIVA_1]

Rick,

I haven't this file...

cxnce2d:/var/opt/ignite/recovery#ll -as
total 2334
2 drwxr-xr-x 6 bin bin 1024 Jul 28 14:21 .
2 dr-xr-xr-x 10 bin bin 1024 Jun 9 2004 ..
2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jul 28 08:44 2005-07-28,08:43
2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jul 28 12:30 2005-07-28,10:09
2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jul 28 14:08 2005-07-28,14:05
2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jul 28 14:22 2005-07-28,14:21
2290 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root sys 1171649 Oct 9 2003 arch.include
2 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root sys 250 Oct 9 2003 chkrec.include
2 -rw------- 1 root sys 199 Jul 28 14:24 client_status
16 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root sys 8139 Oct 9 2003 config.recover
2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 453 Oct 9 2003 fstab
2 -r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 184 Oct 9 2003 group.makrec
0 lrwx------ 1 root sys 16 Jul 28 14:21 latest -> 2005-07-28,14:21
4 -r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 1971 May 16 2003 makrec.append
0 -rw------- 1 root sys 0 Jul 28 14:21 mnr_lockfile
2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 345 Oct 9 2003 passwd.makrec
2 -rw------- 1 root sys 127 Jul 28 14:22 previews
cxnce2d:/var/opt/ignite/recovery#


OS version is HP-UX 11.00
Server model is 9000/800/L2000-44

[Rick Garland]

Check the following post.

Has info similar to your symptoms.
Deals mostly with the device access itself.

Question, can you get a status of the tape drive?
mt -t /dev/rmt/3m status

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=145674&admit=-682735245+1122562714278+28353475

[OLIVA_1]

Yes,

cxnce2d:/#mt -f /dev/rmt/3mn status
Drive: HP C5683A
Format: DDS-2 format
Status: [41112400] BOT online compression immediate-report-mode
File: 0
Block: 0
cxnce2d:/#


I will check the post you gave me.

Thanks,

[Rick Garland · Accepted solution]

Try to run the make_tape_recovery command in the preview mode again. Include the device name in the preview mode as well. Inthe output it will say archive on local tape drive /dev/rmt/3mn

Now execute with the resume mode.

Another option, execute the command without going to the preview mode.

make_tape_recovery -x include_entire=vg00 -a /dev/rmt/3mn

Add the -A, -d, -v options as you like.

[OLIVA_1]

Thanks Rick !

I launched these commends and it works...



make_tape_recovery -A -p -a /dev/rmt/3mn
and
make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/3mn -r


Thanks for your help !