LIF AUTO File Contents

[Pete Randall]

When mirroring root disks, it's common to modify the contents of the auto file to override the LVM quorum, like this:

mkboot -a "hpux -lq" /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0

My question is, how can you check the contents of this file?


Pete

[Duncan Edmonstone · Accepted solution]

Pete,

Assuming PA-RISC:

lifcp /dev/dsk/c0t6d0:AUTO -

HTH

Duncan

[Duncan Edmonstone]

For completeness, on Integrity systems you would run:

efi_cp -d /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s1 -u /EFI/HPUX/AUTO /tmp/AUTO
cat /tmp/AUTO

HTH

Duncan

[Pete Randall]

Thanks, Duncan. I should have specified PA-RISC.

Right after I posted the question, I tried experimenting with lifcp - works like a charm!


Pete

[Torsten.]

Hi Pete,

last but not least (because I think you have also vPars running on some systems) - if vPars is running, keep in mind all bootstrings on all bootdisks should be set to

(PA-Risc)
"hpux /stand/vpmon -a"

(Integrity)
"boot vpmon -a"

HTH too.

[Pete Randall]

Good memory, Torsten. That's exactly what I was doing was checking all the boot strings in my VPars.


Pete

[Torsten.]

So for your vPars systems make sure the bootstrings within the lif points to vpmon (not vmunix)!

Checking the flags for the certain vPars is pretty easy:

just run "vparstatus" - the boot flags like "-lq" are listed in the boot opts column.