make_tape_recovery error

[Randy_9]

I am getting the following error when running the "make_tape_recovery" command.
SYNTAX:
make_tape_recovery -v -A -I -x exclude=/tmp_mnt -d /dev/rmt/0mn

ERROR:
* Creating Map Files for Volume Group /dev/vg04
* /usr/sbin/vgexport -p -m /etc/lvmconf/vg04.mapfile /dev/vg04
vgexport: Volume group "/dev/vg04" is still active.

* Creating Control Configuration.
* Creating Archive File List
ERROR: list_expander returned an error.
ERROR: Failed to get the archive size and the list of files which will be in
archive.

Any ideas?

Randy

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi Randy,

-d is for description not the device. You would be using "-a /dev/rmt/0mn". But that should not be a problem.

Look at /var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest/recovery.log. You will get more details there.

-Sri

[Steven E. Protter]

Attaching a working script.

SEP

[Jim Mallett]

Just one direction....
Does vg04 exist? Was it removed at some point but still exists in your /etc/lvmtab file?

Jim

[S.K. Chan]

You won't know what is causing this error until you examine recovery.log (like Sri had suggested). A "possible" error that is causing this may be the "circular link" problem, again check the log file. See my reply in this post if it's a circular link problem ..
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x18737bb04b5cd611abdb0090277a778c,00.html
and this has similar info ..
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xa7095bd3782dd711abdc0090277a778c,00.html

[Randy_9]

There was a circular link!

From the log file:
WARNING: '/usr/lib/MQSERIES.MQM-SERVER:' is part of a circular link.
ERROR: Circular link error encountered. Aborting.

Thanks everyone and extra thanks to S.K.Chan.
Points assigned (I owe you a few more S.K.)

Randy

[S.K. Chan]

I'm glad my wild guess turned out good at the end .. :). What I do not understand is why the "circular link" error does not show up on screen, instead one has to look it up in the log file.

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Chan,

That was a good one. My guess that the standard out gives only high level errors|warnings where as recovery.log gives details of them.

-Sri

[Kevin Wallace]

For make_tape_recovery -d description
for make_recovery -d destination