make_tape_recovery can't run vgdisplay !!

[Alexandre W. Agostini_1]

Running a weekly procedure(that always worked) to create a tape recovery I got the following error:

bmpcpd1:/# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -IA | more
vxvm:vxprint: ERROR: IPC failure: Configuration daemon is not accessible
NOTE: vgdisplay -v unsuccessful
* Creating local directories for configuration files and archive.

======= 01/09/04 11:46:44 BDT Started /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery.
(Fri Jan 09 11:46:44 BDT 2004)
@(#) Ignite-UX Revision B.3.3.116
@(#) net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.543 $

* Testing pax for needed patch
* Passed pax tests.
* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
* Creating System Configuration.
* /opt/ignite/bin/save_config -f
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/2004-01-09,11:46/system_cfg vg00
vgdisplay: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c2t1d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgdisplay: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
vgdisplay: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c2t1d0":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
vgdisplay: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
vgdisplay: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c2t1d0":
...
. several similar messages omitted
....
lvdisplay: Warning: couldn't query physical volume "/dev/dsk/c41t1d3":
The specified path does not correspond to physical volume attached to
this volume group
lvdisplay: Warning: couldn't query all of the physical volumes.
lssf: Must specify a special_file
usage: lssf special_file ...
save_config: error - unknown disk type for , not SCSI or HPFL
save_config: error - cannot determine root disk

======= 01/09/04 11:47:29 BDT make_tape_recovery completed unsuccessfully


My system is a SuperDome, 11i, using PowerPath (if that matters) 3.0.3.

[Elena Leontieva]

Take a look at this doc:

vxvm: vxprint: error: ipc failure configuration daemon ... DocId: KBRC00012491 Updated: 5/27/03 4:51:00 AM

Elena.

[Steve Steel]

Hi

That is an old ignite

get a newer one

Here is the web link:
http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html


Steve Steel

[Alexandre W. Agostini_1]

Hi,

I forgot to mention that the vgdisplay command is working fine when I issue from the command line.

[Steven E. Protter]

Yes Ignite should be upgraded.

I think you probably have a bad disk.

I'm attaching a script that should help identify the problem.

SEP

[Fabio Ettore]

Hi,

I think about a bad LVM configuration in /etc/lvmtab.
Try

# mv /etc/lvmtab /etc/lvmtab.old
# vgscan -v

I hope this helps you.

Best regards,
Ettore

[Alexandre W. Agostini_1]

Ok, that sounds promissing.

I'll manage to upgrade the ignite, but in this production system that could take a while (to be approved, I mean).

If this might help, we have a clustered system and the other machine ran the script ok, even with that lot of messages complaining about disks.