make_recovery

[John Sullivan_1]

Hello,
I am running into problems when attempting to performa a make_recovery on a HP 9000 A Class A 180 (HP-UX 11.0). (It seems the make_recovery is using the dd command to copy the core OS files).
I noted the following error. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!...Thanks. John

Error Message
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Started - Tue Nov 28 05:05:44 2000
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make_recovery -v -r -d /dev/rmt/0m
/opt/ignite/lbin/list_expander -d
/opt/ignite/lbin/list_expander -d
/opt/ignite/lbin/list_expander -d -v
/usr/sbin/vgcfgbackup "vg00" >> /var/opt/ignite/logs/makrec.log1 2>&1
Volume Group configuration for /dev/vg00 has been saved in /etc/lvmconf/vg00.con
f
"/opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm" -T -f "/var/opt/ignite/recovery/config.recover" >> /
var/opt/ignite/logs/makrec.log1 2>&1
"/opt/ignite/bin/make_medialif" -v -f "/var/opt/ignite/recovery/config.recover"
-l "/var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery" -C "HP-UX System Recovery" >> /var/opt/ignite/lo
gs/makrec.log1 2>&1
Result of make_medialif located in: /var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery
Release is: B.11.00
Configuration is: "HP-UX System Recovery"

volume ISL10 data size 281239 directory size 3
filename type start size implement created
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ISL -12800 16 240 0 00/11/28 05:05:59
AUTO -12289 256 1 0 00/11/28 05:05:59
INDEX BIN 264 1 0 00/11/28 05:05:59
CONFIG BIN 272 25 0 00/11/28 05:05:59
HPUX -12928 304 800 0 00/11/28 05:05:59
INSTALL -12290 1104 33456 0 00/11/28 05:06:05
INSTALLFS -12290 34560 31744 0 00/11/28 05:06:08
FWWKAR BIN 66304 1 0 00/11/28 05:06:08
INSTCMDS BIN 66312 10366 0 00/11/28 05:06:09
SYSCMDS BIN 76680 54355 0 00/11/28 05:06:14
SCRIPTS BIN 131040 41 0 00/11/28 05:06:14
/opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm -F "/var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery" -f "/var/tmp/tmp_cfg_f
ile" >> /var/opt/ignite/logs/makrec.log1 2>&1
/usr/bin/dd if="/var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery" of="/dev/rmt/0mn" bs=2k >> /var/opt/
ignite/logs/makrec.log1 2>&1
1+0 records in
0+1 records out
I/O error

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Ended Unsuccessfully - Tue Nov 28 05:06:15 2000
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[Victor BERRIDGE]

Are you sure you DAT is not protected?
Just thoughts...

Regards

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

Try using make_recovery -ACv -d /dev/rmt/0m.

[John Sullivan_1]

I'm not proficient in using tape drives.
How do I tell if my tape drive is write protected? I attempted to write to the tape
by issuing dd if=/var/tmp/test.file of=/dev/rmt/0m How can I ensure the tape/drive is writeable? Thanks.John

Is this syntax correct? I was able to view the status of the tape.
root on menu01 -/var/opt/ignite/logs =>/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/rmt/0m status
Drive: HP HP35450A -A
Format: DDS-1 format
Status: [41011300] BOT online immediate-report-mode
File: 0
Block: 0

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Althoug the tape drive that is connected to the A Class A180 server is a TTi (Transitional Tecchnology Inc. Tape Subsystem, it shows up in ioscan as...
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tape 0 8/16/5.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP HP35450A -A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c0t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c0t3d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c0t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c0t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDSnb
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[John Sullivan_1]

Chris,

an attemtpt was made with the make_recovery -rv -d /dev/rmt/0m afte issuing make_recovery -pv. Also, last week an attempt was made with make_recovery -Av

[Patrick Wallek]

On a DDS tape there is a white tab that slides left and right on the back of the tape (the part you see when the tape is in the drive). If you can see all white and there is no hole, then the tape is writeable. If you can see very little white and there is a hole, then the tape is write protected.

Also, when the tape is in the drive, there should typically be a single light on. If the light is green then the tape is writeable, is it is amber (orange, whatever) then the tape is write protected.

[Patrick Wallek]

Well, on SOME tape drives there will be a light that turns orange when the tape is write protected. One of mine doesn't. The easiest way to tell is to look at the tape.

[John Sullivan_1]

On my tape drive there are two yellow lights indicating the tape is in use and in compress mode. The indicator for the tape not writeable is not allumincated. Does all of this mean the tape is ready for writes?

Thanks.

[Patrick Wallek]

If the light for 'tape not writeable' is NOT illuminated, then yes, your tape shoud be ready for writing.

What type of tape drive is this? Is it a DLT4000,7000,8000 or DDS1,2,3,4?