Issue with make_tape_recovery

[Umang Bhavsar]

when i am running make_tape_recovery -i in graphical interactive mode to create diaster recovery tape for my rp8400 server , i am getting following error

======= 08/07/03 18:57:05 PDT Started /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery.
(Thu Aug 07 18:57:05 PDT 2003)
@(#) Ignite-UX Revision B.4.3.123
@(#) net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.609 $


* User interface starting.
NOTE: vgdisplay -v unsuccessful
NOTE: '' is not an absolute path
* User interface completed successfully.
NOTE: Detected entries in the defaults file at
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/defaults.

* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
NOTE: vgdisplay -v unsuccessful
* Creating System Configuration.
* /opt/ignite/bin/save_config -f
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2003-08-07,18:57/system_cfg vg00
save_config: warning - /dev/vg00/crashb has an unmounted VxFS filesystem on it
* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vg00
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vg00
Volume Group configuration for /dev/vg00 has been saved in /etc/lvmconf/vg00.conf
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vg00
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vg00.mapfile /dev/vg00
vgexport: Volume group "/dev/vg00" is still active.

* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vg12
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vg12
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c24t2d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c24t2d1":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgcfgbackup: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c24t2d2":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to



In Graphical mode, i have selected /dev/vg00 (2 Internal HD 73 GB Mirrored )only.
"/dev/dsk/c24t2d2" devices are no longer existed on my server. It is SAN device. No longer on server. My guess is it is because make_tape_recovery use /etc/lvmtab to select volume group. I don`t have device mounted in /etc/fstab.

Thanks in advance for suggestion.

[Tim Adamson_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You have an LVM issue. Ignite is trying to issue a vgcfgbackup of vg12 and it failed.

If you no longer need vg12, then you have to get rid of it from your lvmtab file. Either vgexport it or move lvmtab aside and recreate it with vgscan. Refer to the vgscan(1M) and vgexport(1M) man pages for further information about those commands.

If you still use vg12, then you need to fix the missing luns issue.

Note: You can issue the vgcfgbckup command outside of make_tape_recovery. Refer to the vgcfgbackup(1M) man page for further details.

Until you fix the LVM issues, you wont be able to successfully complete a make_tape_recovery.


Tim

[GK_5]

This is a LVM issue. Ignite backup does vgcfgbackup of all the volume groups. Volume group /dev/vg12 has issue. If /dev/dsk/c24t2dx devices are not connected then you can do vgreduce.