mkboot error while mirroring

[Pramod M]

Hi Experts,

I am facing the below issue on my RP 4440 server while mirroring. I am using a new disk for the mirror disk. Please advice what should be the cause.

pvcreate -B /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
Physical volume "/dev/rdsk/c2t1d0" has been successfully created.

mkboot /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
No device file found for EFI partition
Do you want to create a non-IA64 boot disk? [y/n]? y

mkboot -a "hpux (;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
No device file found for EFI partition
Do you want to create a non-IA64 boot disk? [y/n]? y

But this is a RP server and no EFI partition is there. Even though I gave the yes option the server is not booting from this disk. vgextend and lvextend commands are working fine.


Please help...
Thanks in advance...

Pramod..

[Pete Randall]

What version of HP-UX?


Pete

[Stephan._1 · Accepted solution]

PLease check http://tuxfitness.com/computer/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=hp-ux:create_a_mirrored_boot_disc-parisc

for detailed steps.

[Pramod M]

Hi
Thanks for the response..
The OS Version is HP-UX 11i v2

Thanks ..
Pramod

[Torsten.]

It is a rp4440 for sure? I think so.

What is the release date of the base OS (swlist will tell)?

BTW, I always use "mkboot -l ..." for this.

[Lijeesh N G_1]

Hi,

May know the outputs of the following,

#uname -a

Try with,
#pvcreate -f dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
#vgextend dev/dsk/c2t1d0
#mkboot -l dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

Regards,
LIJEESH N G

[Lijeesh N G_1]

Sorry,
not pvcreate -f dev/rdsk/c2t1d0,
use pvcreate -fB dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

[Torsten.]

See appendix D:

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

[Pramod M]

Hi...
Thank you very much for your fast response. On my second attempt & a restart the mirroring was successful and now I am able to boot from the new disk.
Closing this thread..

Thanks again...
Pramod..

[Pramod M]

See above comment.
Thanks
Pramod