problem with ignite

[Wissam Elassal]

Hi HP UX Gurus,
I have two servers (integrity rx2620), one of them has crashed. and I would like to clone one into another. I have read in hp forums that it is a good idea to create a recovery tape and then used to make the crashed server.
whever, when launching the command "make_tape_recovery -A -x inc_entire=vg00 -v -a /dev/rmt/0m", I have the error message :
oracle1:/#make_tape_recovery -A -x inc_entire=vg00 -v -a /dev/rmt/0m
* Creating local directories for configuration files and archive.

======= 10/11/07 18:27:27 WAT Started make_tape_recovery. (Thu Oct 11
18:27:27 WAT 2007)
@(#)Ignite-UX Revision C.6.10.97
@(#)ignite/net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.834 $ $Date: 2006/06/14
13:47:40 $

* Testing for necessary pax patch.
* Passed pax tests.
* Recovery Archive Description = Recovery Archive

* Recovery Archive Location = /dev/rmt/0m

* Number of Archives to Save = 2

* Pax type = tar


In? dsk/vg name minor# Associated disks/mountpoints
2 v /dev/vg00 0x00 /dev/dsk/c2t0d0s2 /dev/dsk/c2t1d0
/dev/vg00/lvol1 /stand 2
/dev/vg00/lvol2
/dev/vg00/lvol3 / 2
/dev/vg00/lvol5 /tmp 2
/dev/vg00/lvol4 /opt 2
/dev/vg00/lvol6 /usr 2
/dev/vg00/lvol7 /var 2
/dev/vg00/lvol8 /home 2
0 v /dev/vg01 0x01 /dev/dsk/c8t0d0
/dev/vg01/lvol9 /u01 0
/dev/vg01/lvol10 /u02 0
/dev/vg01/lvol11 /u03 0
/dev/vg01/lvol12 /u04 0
/dev/vg01/lvol13 /u05 0
/dev/vg01/lvol14 /u06 0
/dev/vg01/lvol15 /u07 0
/dev/vg01/lvol16 /home/express 0
/dev/vg01/lvol20 /Bckp_tmp 0

** 0 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Not included in the
System Recovery Archive
** 1 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Partially included in the
System Recovery Archive
** 2 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Fully included in the
System Recovery Archive

* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
ERROR: The expected depot or root does not exist at "/".
ERROR: There is currently no installed software on host "oracle1" at
location "/".
ERROR: This is not a no rewind device file.
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

======= 10/11/07 18:27:27 WAT make_tape_recovery completed unsuccessfully

when I run swlist i have :
oracle1:/#swlist
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "oracle1"...
ERROR: The expected depot or root does not exist at "/".
ERROR: There is currently no installed software on host "oracle1" at
location "/".

Would pls tell me how can I overcome this issue

Big thanks

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Your problem is "-a /dev/rmt/0m"; it should be "-a /dev/rmt/0mn".

ERROR: This is not a no rewind device file.
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

This means that you specified a rewind rather than a no-rewind tape device node. Make_tape_recovery expects the tape position to remain in the same position after an operation has finished; the rewind device repositions the tape to the beginning of the medium after each operation is finished.

[Sameer_Nirmal]

And run this command
# /usr/sbin/swagentd -r

before running the make_tape_recovery

[Wissam Elassal]

Hi,
I have just run it, and it seems to be creating the tape at the moment. What about the swlist error?

Very Big Thanks

[Wissam Elassal]

Thanks it worked