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тАО12-03-2001 04:16 AM
тАО12-03-2001 04:16 AM
Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
I noticed the following error in the recovery.log for our weekly make_tape_recovery.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
* Saving the information about archive to
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/previews
* Creating The Tape Archive
* Checking configuration file for Syntax
* Writing boot LIF to tape
657+0 records in
656+1 records out
I/O error
ERROR: /usr/bin/dd if=/var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery of=/dev/rmt/2mn bs=2k failed
to write LIF onto tape.
ERROR: Failed to generate LIF on tape .
======= 11/30/01 13:03:52 GMT make_tape_recovery completed unsuccessfully
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
I don't understand why it has failed writing the LIF to tape. The I/O error would imply hardware problems, but this has happened twice, failing at the same point, and any other use of the tape drive is fine.
Can anyone shed any light on it?
Thanks
Robin
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тАО12-03-2001 04:23 AM
тАО12-03-2001 04:23 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
Were you using the same tape the two times that the make_tape_recovery failed ? If so, try another tape.
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тАО12-03-2001 04:26 AM
тАО12-03-2001 04:26 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
Possible I know, it just seems funny to me that it should write all that data to tape, and fail just writing the tiny bit of LIF.
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тАО12-03-2001 05:16 AM
тАО12-03-2001 05:16 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
The dd command is trying to dump the 2kb LIF file from /var.
Was /var mounted on these two occasions?
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тАО12-03-2001 05:37 AM
тАО12-03-2001 05:37 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
I presume the other use(s) of the tape drive worked on the tape(s) that failed.
Perhaps a mediainit of the tape will help.
Darrell
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тАО12-03-2001 05:37 AM
тАО12-03-2001 05:37 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
It seems like you have to reinstall the Ignite/UX product. Look at the thread below:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x3b825220af9bd5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html
HTH,
Vince
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тАО12-03-2001 05:48 AM
тАО12-03-2001 05:48 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
Robin
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тАО12-03-2001 05:53 AM
тАО12-03-2001 05:53 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
/usr/bin/dd if=/stand/vmunix of=/dev/rmt/2m bs=2k.
This is essentially the same operation as ignite is doing, you are onlmy using another file. If this fails(try it two or three times), try it with another tape, or on another device. This way, you could rule out device or media problems. If it works, try to find /var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery and try to write that file to tape with the same dd command.
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тАО12-03-2001 06:08 AM
тАО12-03-2001 06:08 AM
Re: Make_tape_recovery : Failed to generate LIF on tape
http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html
Don't forget the pax patch.
HTH,
Vince