Mirror disk replaced

[M.Thomas]

When the mirror boot disk was replaced by HP recommended adding the boot disk to /stand/bootconf file. Can someone tell me why it is needed?

Thanks

Thomas

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Thomas:

The 'bootconf' file is read by SD-UX when kernel filesets are installed to ascertain where (what devices) to update the initial boot loader string.

Regards!

...JRF...

[IT_2007]

You don't have to edit it as long as you maintain same device name. /stand/bootconf will be read by make_tape_recovery or make_net_recovery programs to backup and will fail if it is not same as in kernel.

[M.Thomas]

currently i have the following in the boot conf file

# cat /stand/bootconf
l /dev/dsk/c2t2d0

i have in my lvlnboot another boot disk as c1t2d0, what is the process to add this to /stand/bootconf file? Just edit it and add it as

2 /dev/dsk/c1t2d0

Is that correct?

Thanks

Thomas

[spex · Accepted solution]

Hi Thomas,

# setboot -a
# echo "l /dev/dsk/c1t2d0" >> /etc/bootconf
# cat /etc/bootconf

In the 'echo' command, notice the first character of the argument is an "ell" for LVM.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1236/When_Good_Disks_Go_Bad.pdf

PCS

[spex]

Of course, I meant '/stand/bootconf' instead of '/etc/bootconf'.