Kernel will not build

[Phillip Popp]

Doing a restore
Question Hi All,
I am running 10.2, and I have a question about restore. I had a server go down that had no usable backup. I have another server running almost the same applications, however it has a different hardware set up. the box that went down is a 745i and the one I am trying to do a restore from is a 180L. Is this something that can work? I am using ignite to do the backup and restore. If I go into "[ ] Advanced Installation (recommend for disk and file management)" should I not be able to make this work, or is it hopeless because they are two different hardware machines. The down machine is in Thailand so it takes me a while to get things accomplished as I am in the US.

Any suggestions as to weather I should be able to pull this restore off would be greatly appreciated. I do know overseas tried it but had trouble with the kernel, and when it tried to rebuild a new one it errored. See below, a print out of my correspondence.

Thanks,

Phil


After pressed Install HP-UX, then next menu show up as list:

" User interface and media option "
" ....Help information is here ...... "

"Source Location option "
"[*] Media only installation "
"[ ] Media with network enable (allow use of SD depot)"
"[ ] Ignite-UX server base installation "

"User interface option "
"[*] Guided Installation (recommend for basicinstall) "
"[ ] Advanced Installation (recommend for disk and file management)"
"[ ] No user interface use all default "

With 3 times trial, we selected "Media only installation" from
"Source Location option" but varied on "User Interface option".

First trial, we selected "Guided Installation" and followed
instruction to config the system step by step.

Second trial, we selected "Advanced Installation" and
config hardware on each menu tabs.

Third trial, we also selected "Advanced Installation" and
changed the scsi id of hard disk from 5 to 6.

All of 3 trials, we faced the same errors and following are
details as listed :

Note: tlinstall is searching file system, please be patient.
Note: Successfully completed.
*Create the system file
Creating your system file in the file /stand/system
*Constructing the bootconf file
*Setting primary boot path to "2/0/1.5.0"
(-------on third trial will be "2/0/1.6.0"---------)
ioinit: libIO error Entry not found in ioconfig file
input line 1: 2 ba 4
Warning: Command: "/sbin/ioinit -f /tmp/ioinit.in" failed.
Some instant number assigment may not be modified.
ioinit: libIO error Entry not found in ioconfig file input
line 1: 2/0/1.0 target 6
Warning: Command: "/sbin/ioinit -f /tmp/ioinit.in" failed.
Some instant number assigment may not be modified.
ioinit: libIO error Entry not found in ioconfig file input
line 1: 8 processor 1
Warning: Command: "/sbin/ioinit -f /tmp/ioinit.in" failed.
Some instant number assigment may not be modified.
ioinit: libIO error Entry not found in ioconfig file input
line 1: 9 memory 1
Warning: Command: "/sbin/ioinit -f /tmp/ioinit.in" failed.
Some instant number assigment may not be modified.
*Executing user specified command
Note: tlinstall is searching file system, please be patient.
Note: Successfully completed.
*Loading software: warning
*Building_kernel: Begin
*Tuned kernel for large swap space "maxswapchunk"
*build a new kernel using command "/usr/sbin/mk_kernel
-o /stand/vmunix"
Error: Could not move the newly built kernel from /stand/build/ vmunix_test to /stand/vmunix
Could not find /stand/build/vmunix_test
Error: Could not make an executable kernel. An interactive shell
will now be provided. Once you have fixed the problem or
a kernel has been built and place in /stand/vmuinx, "exit"
the shell.
# <---- Start root prompt after aboved message.
----------------------End error message--------------------
As our observation, configuration in back up tape will not match
with this server. Please provide us the instructions on "How to
recreate system configuration to match the server. So, we are able
to recompiled the kernel and continue to restore the system.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Suggestion:

Do a make_tape_recovery or make_net_recovery (to NFS) and try to restore to the second server.

Hardware differences may make this impossible to pull off.

I think however based on your error message that you have a hardware problem on the second server that must be resolved before installation.

Seems the hardware is long out of support so contact HP and see if they'll fix it time an materials.

Also, long term, plan a migration to supported hardware and software.

SEP