Infamous make_net_recovery IOTree

[jerrym]

Found posts about this but none seem to apply here.  The disks are there in /dev/disk and /dev/dsk. ioscan shows good hardware. Agile View is real new to me so I do not know what else I can check at the moment.

 Here are the details. HP-UX 11.31. 

* Creating NFS mount directories for configuration files.

=======  05/03/12 13:03:01 CDT  Started /opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery. (Thu
         May 03 13:03:01 CDT 2012)
         @(#)Ignite-UX Revision C.7.11.444
         @(#)ignite/net_recovery (opt) Revision:
         /branches/IUX_RA1009/ignite/src@81712 Last Modified: 2010-07-23
         02:35:40 -0600 (Fri, 23 Jul 2010)

       * Checking Versions of Recovery Tools
       * Scanning system for IO devices...
       * Boot device is: 1/0/6/1/0/4/0.0xa.0x0
       * Creating System Configuration.
       * /opt/ignite/bin/save_config -f /var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_mnt/0x0
         01A4B0AC3F2/recovery/2012-05-03,13:03/system_cfg vg00
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk22" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk19" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk21" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk20" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk19" in IOTree
ERROR:   Failed to find "/dev/disk/disk21" in IOTree
ERROR:   "/var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_mnt/0x001A4B0AC3F2/recovery/2012-05-0
         3,13:03/system_cfg", line 7: syntax error
ERROR:   Problems were encountered while parsing config file: "/var/opt/ignite/
         recovery/client_mnt/0x001A4B0AC3F2/recovery/2012-05-03,13:03/system_cf
         g".
instl_adm: Config file: "/var/opt/ignite/recovery/client_mnt/0x001A4B0AC3F2/recovery/2012-05-03,13:03/system_cfg" cannot be parsed.
ERROR:   System error, /opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm failed checking /var/opt/ignit
         e/recovery/client_mnt/0x001A4B0AC3F2/recovery/2012-05-03,13:03/system_
         cfg

=======  05/03/12 13:03:09 CDT  make_net_recovery completed unsuccessfully

# strings /etc/lvmtab
/dev/vg00
/dev/disk/disk22_p2
/dev/disk/disk20_p2
/dev/disk/disk19
/dev/disk/disk21

# ioscan -m dsf
Persistent DSF           Legacy DSF(s)
========================================
/dev/pt/pt12             /dev/rscsi/c17t3d0
/dev/pt/pt14             /dev/rscsi/c21t3d0
/dev/rdisk/disk17        /dev/rdsk/c0t8d0
/dev/rdisk/disk18        /dev/rdsk/c0t10d0
/dev/rdisk/disk19        /dev/rdsk/c1t8d0
/dev/rdisk/disk20        /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0
/dev/rdisk/disk20_p2     /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0s2
/dev/rdisk/disk20_p3     /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0s3
/dev/rdisk/disk20_p1     /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0s1
/dev/rdisk/disk21        /dev/rdsk/c8t8d0
/dev/rdisk/disk22        /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0
/dev/rdisk/disk22_p1     /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0s1
/dev/rdisk/disk22_p2     /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0s2
/dev/rdisk/disk22_p3     /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0s3
/dev/rdisk/disk23        /dev/rdsk/c9t8d0
/dev/rdisk/disk24        /dev/rdsk/c9t10d0
/dev/rdisk/disk25        /dev/rdsk/c2t8d0
/dev/rdisk/disk26        /dev/rdsk/c2t10d0
/dev/rdisk/disk27        /dev/rdsk/c3t8d0
/dev/rdisk/disk28        /dev/rdsk/c3t10d0
/dev/rdisk/disk35        /dev/rdsk/c18t0d0
/dev/rdisk/disk37        /dev/rdsk/c22t0d0

#ioscan -funCdisk
Class     I  H/W Path  Driver S/W State   H/W Type     Description
==================================================================
disk     15  0/0/4/1/0/4/0.98.83.19.0.0.0   sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       EMC     SYMMETRIX
                      /dev/dsk/c22t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c22t0d0
disk     16  0/0/4/1/0/4/1.98.119.19.0.0.0  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       EMC     SYMMETRIX
                      /dev/dsk/c18t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c18t0d0
disk      0  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.8.0              sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c0t8d0   /dev/rdsk/c0t8d0
disk      1  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.10.0             sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c0t10d0   /dev/rdsk/c0t10d0
disk      3  0/0/6/1/0/4/1.8.0              sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c1t8d0   /dev/rdsk/c1t8d0
disk      2  0/0/6/1/0/4/1.10.0             sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c1t10d0     /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0
                      /dev/dsk/c1t10d0s1   /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0s1
                      /dev/dsk/c1t10d0s2   /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0s2
                      /dev/dsk/c1t10d0s3   /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0s3
disk      4  0/0/8/1/0/4/0.8.0              sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c2t8d0   /dev/rdsk/c2t8d0
disk      5  0/0/8/1/0/4/0.10.0             sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c2t10d0     /dev/rdsk/c2t10d0
                      /dev/dsk/c2t10d0s1   /dev/rdsk/c2t10d0s1
                      /dev/dsk/c2t10d0s2   /dev/rdsk/c2t10d0s2
                      /dev/dsk/c2t10d0s3   /dev/rdsk/c2t10d0s3
disk      6  0/0/8/1/0/4/1.8.0              sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c3t8d0   /dev/rdsk/c3t8d0
disk      7  0/0/8/1/0/4/1.10.0             sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c3t10d0   /dev/rdsk/c3t10d0
disk     11  1/0/6/1/0/4/0.8.0              sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c8t8d0   /dev/rdsk/c8t8d0
disk     12  1/0/6/1/0/4/0.10.0             sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c8t10d0     /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0
                      /dev/dsk/c8t10d0s1   /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0s1
                      /dev/dsk/c8t10d0s2   /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0s2
                      /dev/dsk/c8t10d0s3   /dev/rdsk/c8t10d0s3
disk     13  1/0/6/1/0/4/1.8.0              sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c9t8d0   /dev/rdsk/c9t8d0
disk     14  1/0/6/1/0/4/1.10.0             sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 73.4GST373455LC
                      /dev/dsk/c9t10d0   /dev/rdsk/c9t10d0

[Patrick Wallek]

See if you have access to this document.  It seems to address your error almost exactly:

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=4077173&prodTypeId=18964&objectID=c02156209

[jerrym]

Found this doc before. We are not running VxVM.

[Matti_Kurkela]

From the document:

"The disk devices for VxVM are mixed with the agile devices. In this case vxvm is not used on this system, so by removing the /dev/vx/, the make_net_recovery and make_tape_recovery worked with no errors."

So this looks like it might exactly match your situation. Anyway, you should check the agile devices using the suggested command:

#ioscan -fnNC disk

Until you're familiar with agile devices, every time you use a command that deals with disk devices, you should be asking yourself: "Does this command need the '-N' option?"

[jerrym · Accepted solution]

Found the problem and solution.

Run  rmsf -x  to get rid of all the stale devices.

Then look in /dev/disk and /dev/rdisk and remove all the unmatching disks.

#ls /dev/disk
disk10     disk13     disk17     disk20_p3  disk23     disk35     disk8
disk11     disk13_p1  disk18     disk21     disk24     disk366    disk9
disk11_p1  disk13_p2  disk19     disk22     disk25     disk367
disk11_p2  disk13_p3  disk20     disk22_p1  disk26     disk368
disk11_p3  disk14     disk20_p1  disk22_p2  disk27     disk369
disk12     disk15     disk20_p2  disk22_p3  disk28     disk37

#ls /dev/rdisk
disk17     disk20     disk20_p3  disk22_p1  disk23     disk26     disk35
disk18     disk20_p1  disk21     disk22_p2  disk24     disk27     disk37
disk19     disk20_p2  disk22     disk22_p3  disk25     disk28

make_net_recovery now runs.