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candyman_1
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No LIF files on the boot disk

Hi All

I was taking Ignite backup of my system and it gave me the following warning:
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WARNING: /dev/dsk/c1t0d0 is not a LIF volume.
No LIF files on the boot disk will be archived.
Check /stand/bootconf, man bootconf(4), and /dev/dsk to
ensure that the bootconf file is set up correctly.
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Can anybody please tell me how do I fix this? and does that fix needs a downtime?

Thanks,

Candyman....
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whiteknight
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Re: No LIF files on the boot disk

Hi Candyman,


Please make sure the correct disk is defined in the /stand/bootconf file:

Example steps:-
[kux03:/local/BackEx]#lvlnboot -v
Current path "/dev/dsk/c9t1d1" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c9t1d0" is an alternate link, skip.
Boot Definitions for Volume Group /dev/vgroot:
Physical Volumes belonging in Root Volume Group:
/dev/dsk/c11t12d0 (10/4/12.12.0) -- Boot Disk
/dev/dsk/c10t8d0 (10/4/4.8.0) -- Boot Disk
/dev/dsk/c11t13d0 (10/4/12.13.0)
/dev/dsk/c10t9d0 (10/4/4.9.0)
Boot: lvol1 on: /dev/dsk/c11t12d0
/dev/dsk/c10t8d0
Root: lvol3 on: /dev/dsk/c11t12d0
/dev/dsk/c10t8d0
Swap: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c11t12d0
/dev/dsk/c10t8d0
Dump: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c11t12d0, 0



[kux03:/local/BackEx]#cat /stand/bootconf
# Boot Device configuration file
# This File contains information regarding the location
# of the boot LIF. It is used by the KERN-RUN fileset to
# update the boot kernel.
l /dev/dsk/c4t6d0

Action you need to do:-

In this instance, the correct boot disk was not defined. Editing
the /stand/bootconf file and replacing /dev/dsk/c4t6d0 with /dev/dsk/c11t12d0
took care of the error message.


WK
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Steven E. Protter
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Re: No LIF files on the boot disk

Shalom,

It means your Ignite image is useless. Do not shop to DR, do not pass go, do not rely on it.

These steps should fix it:

mkboot -l /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0
mkboot -a "hpux -lq (;0)/stand/vmunix" /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0 # use real disk


# mkboot -b /usr/sbin/diag/lif/updatediaglif -p ISL -p AUTO -p HPUX -p PAD -p LABEL /dev/rdsk/c?t?d?

If you are running 64-bit OS:

# mkboot -b /usr/sbin/diag/lif/updatediaglif2 -p ISL -p AUTO -p HPUX -p PAD -p LABEL /dev/rdsk/c?t?d?

No downtime required.

Correct the disk path to the path of your disk. I cut and paste from one of my all time fav threads.

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candyman_1
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Re: No LIF files on the boot disk

Thanks guyz...
Steven: I followed your steps.. but why there is difference in both the disk:
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# lifls -l /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0
volume ISL10 data size 7984 directory size 8 02/05/10 16:25:44
filename type start size implement created
===============================================================
ODE -12960 584 880 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
MAPFILE -12277 1464 128 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
SYSLIB -12280 1592 353 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
CONFIGDATA -12278 1952 250 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
SLMOD2 -12276 2208 141 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
SLDEV2 -12276 2352 156 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
SLDRV2 -12276 2512 730 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
SLSCSI2 -12276 3248 121 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
MAPPER2 -12279 3376 145 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
IOTEST2 -12279 3528 878 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
PERFVER2 -12279 4408 126 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
PVCU -12801 4536 64 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
SSINFO -12286 4600 2 0 04/01/12 14:03:40
ISL -12800 4608 306 0 02/05/10 16:25:44
AUTO -12289 4920 1 0 02/05/10 16:25:44
HPUX -12928 4928 848 0 02/05/10 16:25:44
PAD -12290 5776 1580 0 02/05/10 16:25:45
LABEL BIN 7360 8 0 07/08/23 13:10:44




# lifls -l /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
volume ISL10 data size 7984 directory size 8 99/10/28 15:23:53
filename type start size implement created
===============================================================
ISL -12800 584 240 0 99/10/28 15:23:53
AUTO -12289 824 1 0 99/10/28 15:23:53
HPUX -12928 832 800 0 99/10/28 15:23:53
PAD -12290 1632 1700 0 99/10/28 15:23:54
LABEL BIN 3336 8 0 07/03/21 17:17:35
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Please let me know have i fixed the problem?

Thanks

Candyman
Torsten.
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Re: No LIF files on the boot disk

Both disks have the needed files for boot.

The first disk has the offline diagnostic files, but you don't need them to boot.

Is your ignite version current?

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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candyman_1
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Re: No LIF files on the boot disk

thanx all..........
Torsten.
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Re: No LIF files on the boot disk

Welcome to the forums!

Please read this too:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

Have fun!

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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