Need to re-install rp8400 with hp-ux 11.0

[kvsheejith]

Hi, I want to reinstall rp8400 with hp-ux 11.0, the steps have tried is
1] loged in to mp console using Admin
2] In console i have gone to 'CO'
3] Selected partetion to boot
4] Once partetion is booted i have given SEArch for searching boot device. It detected my DVD Drive as sequantial access media.
5] Next i have entered "BO P1" were P1 is my DVD drive

But it will not boot from DVD drive it will say

Initial access to boot device failed.
IODC entry_init failed error status: -8 and
IODC entry_init failed error status: -2.

Please help me .
What would be wrong?.

[sujit kumar singh]

hi

could be a problem with the DVD media or DVD Rom, can you check that
regards
sujit

[Torsten.]

>> my DVD Drive as sequantial access media.

Sequential devices are tapes, not DVDs.

Please post the "sea all" results.

[melvyn burnard]

Hmm, something in the back of my mind is ringing a bell, that the rp8400 was only supported as of HP-UX 11.11

[Javed Khan_1]

Hi,

I believe RP8400 support 11i and onwards

Javed

[Torsten.]

A normal "sea" will search the core cell only, but a

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > sea all

will search the whole nPar.

[Torsten.]

Default pathes are

0/0/0/2/1.2.0
and
1/0/0/2/1.2.0

[Matti_Kurkela]

I'm afraid "this dog is not going to hunt."

rp8400 is a nPar-capable server. That means it uses a chipset that was never officially supported in HP-UX 11.00.

This is not too surprising, as the nPar support was one of the big enhancements of 11.11 after all.

www.openpa.net has a list of server and workstation models supported by 11.00. It even includes "officially unsupported but working" ones. The rp8400 is not there.

http://www.openpa.net/hp-ux_unix.html

MK

[Torsten.]

See

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=120&prodSeriesId=2512349&prodTypeId=15351&objectID=c00333981

Operating Environment HP-UX 11i (Basic, Enterprise, Mission-Critical or Technical Environments)

11i means here 11.11 and later.

[kvsheejith]

Please tell me how do i enable dvd drive for booting since it is not listing if i give SEA All also.

[Torsten.]

Please logon to MP and run

MP:CM> cp

and post.

Post

"sea all"

results too!

[kvsheejith]

Dear All,

I have realized that my sequantial access media is nothing but my tepe drive. I was having one recovery ignite tape, using that i am able to boot and install my machine. but after installation machine is comming to

(bcheckrc)#

And it says that unable to mount my /scratch volume.

What could be wrong? Please help.

[Javed Khan_1]

Hi,

I don't see any use of installing 11.00 on RP8400 when it is officially unsupported on this h/w platform.

Javed

[kvsheejith]

it is not 11.0 it is 11.11