Ignite Ux: Recoverying a V-par from make_net_recovery image

[Ajaykrishnan K N]

Hi ,

I am having a 7420 Server with 2 Hard partitions ( N-Par ) and each N-par have 3 V-Pars.

I have configured an Ignite Ux server and have installed the V-pars using the same.

I have taken the make net recovery image using the follwing command

#make_net_recovery -s -x inc_entire=vg00

When i try to boot one of the Vpar server using the Ignite , it is not responding and if i press CTRL+C it gives an error saying " Unable to recive install files from host 'Server name ' "

i am using the following command from one vpar in the same N-par

#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/vpar2/2005-03-28,10:10

but if i give the command
#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/opt/ignite/boot/Rel_b.11.11/WINSTALL the vpar is booting and getting the installation window

Please help me in getting the correct procedure for recovering a V-par from the make_net_recovery image

Thanks

Ajay

[Florian Heigl (new acc)]

is tftp running properly on the server system? in the client config on the server looking okay and the relevant directories exported?

also, the part "
#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/vpar2/2005-03-28,10:10

but if i give the command
#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/opt/ignite/boot/Rel_b.11.11/WINSTALL the vpar is booting and getting the installation window
"

is not completely clear - does it mean that in the first try You didn't append the WINSTALL kernel? A VPAR will only boot to installation using WINSTALL, at least to my experience, but You should get some error message like "can't load vpar, (Code 2,8)"

I get it from time to time when I don't use the -I option to the the system to load the install kernel.

[Ajaykrishnan K N]

Hi Florian Heigl,

In the Man page of vpar boot it is mentioned to specify the IP address of Ignite Server and the boot path

so i selected

#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/vpar2/2005-03-28,10:10
where 2005-03-28,10:10 is the image created by the make_net_recovery . I donno it is a bootable image or not. is there any option to check ?

When i give the above command after a long time it gives error message unable to receive the install filese from host " IGNITE SERVER"

if i try to boot like

#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/opt/ignite/boot/Rel_b.11.11/WINSTALL

which is the image it created from OS CD for installation of OS , i get the installation windows.

I think , i am trying a wrong procedure to recover the image and I cannot find a proper recovery procedure for V-pars in the ignite -ux document as well as the v-par admin guide which i downloaded from docs.hp.com

all the related directories are exported properly. i have not appended wINSTALL to the image which i created. how to do it?

Thanks in advance

Ajay

[Charles Holland]

Ajay,
I am going to take a stab at this but I believe that your first option if for "recovering" an existing backup.

In that case instead of "pulling" the OS to the system you might try sitting on the ignite server and "pushing" it to the vpar.

The second example, I believe, is to do an installation< or cold install (not a recovery), on the vpar.

On our system, which is a rp7410 with 2Npar and eVpar on each of those, I believe that we setteled on "pushing" to the Vpar.

Regards

[Ajaykrishnan K N]

Hi,


I could find an option to recover the V-par

theprocedure as below

Boot the V-par from the WINSTALL

#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/opt/ignite/boot/Rel_B.11.11/WINSTALL

Select the Install HP-UX option

While proceeding through the same , will get option to give the IP address ( if DHCP is not there), give IP, SERVER IP etc , it gives option either for new install or recover from ARchive. Select the proper archive.

Thankseverybody for the help.


Rgds,
Ajay

[Ajaykrishnan K N]

Hi,


I could find an option to recover the V-par

theprocedure as below

Boot the V-par from the WINSTALL

#vparboot -p vpar2 -I ,/opt/ignite/boot/Rel_B.11.11/WINSTALL

Select the Install HP-UX option

While proceeding through the same , will get option to give the IP address ( if DHCP is not there), give IP, SERVER IP etc , it gives option either for new install or recover from ARchive. Select the proper archive.

Thankseverybody for the help.


Rgds,
Ajay