IPL error on recovery with IGNITE and DAT

[Lorenz Krey]

I made backups with "make_recovery -A -v -C -d /dev/rmt/0mn". No problems. But when I need really a recovery, 95% fails!! What a secure tool!! Problem: After Booting from tape I get the followin message:
#Booting...
#Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 1
Then many hours nothing happend!!
The only thing I can do is, to get out the tape.
Then I get the following message:
#Alert Level: 6 = Boot possible, pending #failure - action required
#Reasen for alert
#Source: 8=I/O
#Source Detail= 6 = disk ...
#... type 0= Data Field unused

Is there a secure method do make an automatic full backup and RESTORE!! for HP-Systems ???

[Stefan Farrelly]

Ive been using ignite for years and the very few times ive had problems booting from the ignite tape can be caused by;

1. using non-HP DAT drives
2. faulty DAT drive or tape
3. DAT drive not terminated
4. DAT drive connected to wrong SCSI bus (ie. on a K use an HSC not HP-PB)

I hope you can test out some of these and let us know what was causing your error.

[Cheryl Griffin]

The failure is happening before the system is HARD Booted and ISL is able to load the kernel.

You can pinpoint where it fails by looking at the messages from a successful boot:
Interact with IPL (Y, N, or Cancel)?> n
Booting...
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 1
HARD Booted.
ISL Revision A.00.38 OCT 5, 1994
ISL booting hpux (;0):INSTALL
Boot
: tape(10/12/5.0.0.0.0.0.0;0):INSTALL

I suggest, interact with the IPL and see if a SEArch shows the tape drive. From the prompt, enter: SEA IPL

Verify the tapes as Stefan has suggested.

When the recovery fails this early in the process, there is a hardware issue.

You may also want to check your Ignite version. There have been many improvements and using a current version will only improve make_recovery's performance.

Best Wishes,
Cheryl

[Lorenz Krey]

Because it is a L1000 I have to use an extern tape (intern is a DVD). Because I have an DDS3 tape, I use it. It works fine! IPL SEARCH and tar allways works fine! The first 2 times also a restore works fine!
Now I find out:

It's a SONY !!!!

I change it with HP ! Now on HP it works fine, but with the SONY I have problems on my PC!!!