make_recovery_tape : insufficient size

[Kim Kendall]

Trying to create a new make recovery off a newly rebuilt system... Looks like it thinks my DDS-3 tape is too small ! Here is the stdout...

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# make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/0mn

======= 09/19/02 14:12:37 MST Started make_tape_recovery. (Thu Sep 19
14:12:37 MST 2002)
@(#) Ignite-UX Revision B.3.7.95
@(#) net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.575.1.1 $

* Testing pax for needed patch
* Passed pax tests.
* Recovery Archive Description = Recovery Archive

* Recovery Archive Location = /dev/rmt/0mn

* Number of Archives to Save = 2


< SNIP >

System Recovery Archive

* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
* Creating System Configuration.
* /opt/ignite/bin/save_config -f
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2002-09-19,14:12/system_cfg vg00
* Backing Up Volume Group /dev/vg00
* /usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup /dev/vg00
Volume Group configuration for /dev/vg00 has been saved in /etc/lvmconf/vg00.con
f
* 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.


< SNIP >



* Creating Control Configuration.
* Creating Archive File List
* Creating Archive Configuration

* /opt/ignite/bin/make_arch_config -c
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2002-09-19,14:12/archive_cfg -g
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2002-09-19,14:12/flist -n 2002-09-19,14:12 -r
64 -d Recovery\ Archive -t -i 1
* Saving the information about archive to
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/previews
* Creating The Tape Archive
* Checking configuration file for Syntax
lifcp: Cannot create SYSCMDS ; no space on the LIF volume

[Kim Kendall]

Oops - the rest of it:



make_medialif: error - lifcp SYSCMDS failed, probable insufficient size for /var
/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery
ERROR: System Error, /opt/ignite/bin/make_medialif failed creating boot LIF
file.
ERROR: Failed to generate LIF on tape .



Here's what the filesystems look like:
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Filesystem kbytes used avail %used Mounted on
/dev/vg00/lvol3 4038656 109968 3691105 3% /
/dev/vg00/lvol1 295024 30960 234560 12% /stand
/dev/vg00/lvol6 4096000 1032092 2872691 26% /var
/dev/vg00/lvol5 4096000 709986 3174446 18% /usr
/dev/vg00/lvol4 3190784 383783 2631588 13% /opt

[John Poff]

Hi,

That sounds really strange. My first guess is that maybe your tape isn't rewound, or maybe it is just a bad tape. The DDS3 tapes will hold up to 24Gb compressed, so that should be plenty of tape.

The other thing could be that there is a problem with the LIF area on your boot disk. What happens when you do:

lifls -l /dev/rdsk/c#t#d#

where c#t#d# is your boot disk?

Here are a couple of threads that talk about LIF problems:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xc1298ffa98a2d5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xd6577e990647d4118fee0090279cd0f9,00.html


JP

[Ray Brewer]

This could be bad media but it also could be as simple as a rewind

mt -f /dev/rmt/ rew

Let us know if you have tried a new tape. I have gotten complete boxes of tapes that were bad so try to pick one out of a new box if you can.

Ray

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It is actually a bug with ignite. You will nee d to install the patch PHSS_27407 to get it fixed.

-Sri

[Dave van Nierop]

Hi Kim,

I came across this before - it's a known problem, you need to apply an Ignite-UX patch.

- Dave

[Kim Kendall]

Another slam-dunk for the ITRC !