make_recovery

[Tiago Marques_2]

Hi!

I'm trying to generate a make_recovery of my system. First of all, I executed a ioscan -fnC tape to find the DDS device, the result was:

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 1 0/0/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C1537A
/dev/rmt/1m /dev/rmt/c0t3d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/1mb /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDS
/dev/rmt/1mn /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/1mnb /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c0t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c0t3d0DDSnb
/dev/rmt/c0t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/fita
/dev/rmt/c0t3d0BESTn

I'd tried to execute the make_recovery with all the devices listed, but the same message appeared to me:

make_recovery(284): Invalid -d /dev/rmt/1m. Please specify a tape device.
make_recovery(210): Encountered a fatal error.
make_recovery(212): Please fix errors and re-try.

The command I execute was : make_recovery -AvC -d "device"

Is there any problem with my DDS??

P.S. This thread has been moved from  Disk to HP-UX > ignite. -HP Forum Moderator

[Vincent Farrugia · Accepted solution]

Hello,

First of all, consider upgrading your ignite software. make_recovery is a very old and obsolete command; make_tape_recovery is the trend now. Download the new version of Ignite from here:

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html

This for differences between make_recovery and make_tape_recovery:

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/docs/recovery_merge.html

I notice that you are not using the BEST device file, but the DDS one. Maybe this device file was installed incorrectly. Try removing these device files and installing the default BEST ones. insf -e should install the default ones.

HTH,
Vince

[harry d brown jr]

(1) You have to use the NO-rewind device.

/dev/rmt/1mn

(2) Upgrade your ignite-ux! make_recovery is obsolete.

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html

(3) test tape drive with something like tar.

cd /tmp
tar -cvf /dev/rmt/1m ./*
tar -tvf /dev/rmt/1m


live free or die
harry