Problem with some commands

[Victor BERRIDGE]

go to /var/stm/logs/os
and do rm log*

then in /var/stm/logs if you see a big log then remove it


I hope youre taking notes...
When did you say you will you attend the SA exam?

[Victor_138]

Recovered 1kbyte by removing log*

SA Exam? Are you kidding me?

I'll print this whole thread when we're done, this way will have reference material for further troubleshooting.

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Im very surprised by your ioscan -funC disk...

Did I already ask to type:
pvdisplay /dev/dsk/c0t8d0


Next we shall see all the commands you used till now...

[Victor_138]

The HP tech arrived, will be back soon.

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Ask him to explain to you whats going on !
They are very nice guys (well here..)

Use the script command to have a log of all the commands you will be using...


Good luck


All the best
Victor

[Victor_138]

The tech wasn't an Unix person, he just replaced the disk and executed commands that were written to him.

The commands were:

vgcfgrestore - n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c0t8d0
vgchange -a y vg00
vgsync vg00

after that he ran 2 commands to make the second disk bootable and verified by running

lvlnboot -y

[Victor_138]

This is how it looks now

kcspecdp # lvlnboot -v
Boot Definitions for Volume Group /dev/vg00:
Physical Volumes belonging in Root Volume Group:
/dev/dsk/c0t4d0 (8/4.4.0) -- Boot Disk
/dev/dsk/c0t8d0 (8/4.8.0) -- Boot Disk
Boot: lvol1 on: /dev/dsk/c0t4d0
/dev/dsk/c0t8d0
Root: lvol3 on: /dev/dsk/c0t4d0
/dev/dsk/c0t8d0
Swap: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c0t4d0
/dev/dsk/c0t8d0
Dump: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c0t4d0, 0
Dump: lvol4 on: /dev/dsk/c0t4d0, 1

Still have /var full

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Did he copy the lif area?
well it doesnt hurt to do it again...
cd /usr/sbin/diag/lif

If the directory exist

then
mkboot -b updatediaglif -p ISL -p HPUX -p LABEL -p AUTO /dev/rdsk/c0t8d0

the -p prevents to erase if exists on the disk. This is not necessary for the system to work but it loads the offline diags (ODE). Saves to look for Support CD...

[Victor BERRIDGE]

I forgot the most important:
Did you reboot the system after?

And how is the boot set?

type:
ant # setboot
Primary bootpath : 0/0/1/1.2.0 #this is on my system...your path should be different
Alternate bootpath : 0/0/2/0.2.0

Autoboot is ON (enabled)
Autosearch is OFF (disabled)

[Victor_138]

The system wasn't rebooted, the tech said that wasn't necessary.

Executed the commands

kcspecdp # HPUX -p LABEL -p AUTO /dev/rdsk/c0t8d0 <
kcspecdp # setboot
Primary bootpath : 8/4.4.0
Alternate bootpath : 8/4.8.0

Autoboot is ON (enabled)
Autosearch is ON (enabled)
kcspecdp #

[Victor BERRIDGE]

I would reboot to see if you still have zhe "more" issue and see if / is now /dev/vg00 instead of /dev/root...


All the best
Victor

[Victor_138]

Rebooted.

The more and man issue is still there.

What was the command to verify if booted from vg00 or root?

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Just do a bdf
Then look at /, on the left it will tell you what logical volume it is...

Im trying to think of a way to solve the more...
did you try pg?


All the best

[Victor_138]

kcspecdp # bdf
Filesystem kbytes used avail %used Mounted on
/dev/root 147456 22096 117573 16% /
/dev/vg00/lvol1 83733 31469 43890 42% /stand
/dev/vg00/lvol9 524288 524071 217 100% /var
/dev/vg00/lvol8 565248 408152 147298 73% /usr
/dev/vg02/lvol4 8192000 3310566 4576578 42% /u08
/dev/vg02/lvol3 8192000 6425107 1656530 80% /u07
/dev/vg01/lvol4 6144000 4099709 1916528 68% /u06
/dev/vg01/lvol3 2048000 357290 1585045 18% /u05
/dev/vg02/lvol2 2048000 104022 1822483 5% /u04
/dev/vg02/lvol1 2048000 187017 1744677 10% /u03
/dev/vg01/lvol2 3072000 54145 2829242 2% /u02
/dev/vg01/lvol1 3072000 636166 2283595 22% /u01
/dev/vg00/lvol7 65536 1424 60158 2% /tmp
/dev/vg00/lvol6 618496 162932 427129 28% /opt
/dev/vg00/lvol5 24576 1110 22007 5% /home
kcspecdp #

this thing is still booting from /dev/root

pg does work

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Im at home now (well here in Switzerland its 21:15...) so no connection to a box...

try what Bill Hassell suggested (He is THE Guru of ITRC...):

rm /etc/mnttab
mount -a
bdf

Have you any files in lost+found of /usr ?

Calling Netherland... Robert-Jan.. any idea?

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Have you tried as an other user to sue man and more '


just thoughts....
(but does help do diagnose... sorry for my english AND typing I promise next month I will go and see an optician my glasses need some sort of upgrade...)

[Victor_138]

kcspecdp # bdf
Filesystem kbytes used avail %used Mounted on
/dev/vg00/lvol3 147456 22096 117573 16% /
/dev/vg00/lvol1 83733 31469 43890 42% /stand
/dev/vg00/lvol9 524288 524068 220 100% /var
/dev/vg00/lvol8 565248 408152 147298 73% /usr
/dev/vg02/lvol4 8192000 3310566 4576578 42% /u08
/dev/vg02/lvol3 8192000 6425107 1656530 80% /u07
/dev/vg01/lvol4 6144000 4099709 1916528 68% /u06
/dev/vg01/lvol3 2048000 357290 1585045 18% /u05
/dev/vg02/lvol2 2048000 104022 1822483 5% /u04
/dev/vg02/lvol1 2048000 187017 1744677 10% /u03
/dev/vg01/lvol2 3072000 54145 2829242 2% /u02
/dev/vg01/lvol1 3072000 636166 2283595 22% /u01
/dev/vg00/lvol7 65536 1424 60158 2% /tmp
/dev/vg00/lvol6 618496 162932 427129 28% /opt
/dev/vg00/lvol5 24576 1110 22007 5% /home
kcspecdp #

Shall I reboot again?

[Victor_138]

Yes I did, have tried different users and different shells.

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Lets tra to solve your out of space in /var first...

type swlist|pg (understand what SoftWare is installed..)
We are looking for onlineJFS (but as I said from home I cant certify the spelling.,..)
If you say youve got it well
vgdisplay vg00 again to see if you have some free disk space (
If not vgdisplay anyway but youre into something more hard...

Have you had a coffee lately? (you may need one...)

[Victor BERRIDGE]

If you are in the mood of rebooting, just to make you feel more confident about your new role (what did they say I was already?... Dont say it not true or how come you have the root passwd then?...)
Shut down the system again :
shutdown -r now...
As the system starts to come up, be aware of the Message (something like..)
TO INTERRUP THE BOOT SEQUENCE; PRESS...

so do so and interrupt...
Now "for something completely different..."
You dont know what to do?
Type sea
the system will SEArch for possible boot devices...
It will then show then to you to choose from like P1 P2...

You task is finding your mirror disk address ( 8/4.8.0 )
Then try to boot from it:
bo

Now the system will prompt to interract with IPL
ANSWER NO!!!
And of you have given the correct device will bott from the mirror root disk

Well what do you think of that?

(still searching about more...)

[Victor_138]

Had a coke a couple of minutes ago, needed the caffeine.

kcspecdp # swlist
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "kcspecdp"...
#
# Target: kcspecdp:/
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kcspecdp # vgdisplay vg00
--- Volume groups ---
VG Name /dev/vg00
VG Write Access read/write
VG Status available
Max LV 255
Cur LV 9
Open LV 9
Max PV 16
Cur PV 2
Act PV 2
Max PE per PV 2200
VGDA 4
PE Size (Mbytes) 4
Total PE 2046
Alloc PE 1504
Free PE 542
Total PVG 0


kcspecdp # vgdisplay
--- Volume groups ---
VG Name /dev/vg00
VG Write Access read/write
VG Status available
Max LV 255
Cur LV 9
Open LV 9
Max PV 16
Cur PV 2
Act PV 2
Max PE per PV 2200
VGDA 4
PE Size (Mbytes) 4
Total PE 2046
Alloc PE 1504
Free PE 542
Total PVG 0

VG Name /dev/vg01
VG Write Access read/write
VG Status available
Max LV 255
Cur LV 4
Open LV 4
Max PV 16
Cur PV 7
Act PV 7
Max PE per PV 2171
VGDA 14
PE Size (Mbytes) 4
Total PE 11749
Alloc PE 7000
Free PE 4749
Total PVG 0

VG Name /dev/vg02
VG Write Access read/write
VG Status available
Max LV 255
Cur LV 4
Open LV 4
Max PV 16
Cur PV 7
Act PV 7
Max PE per PV 2171
VGDA 14
PE Size (Mbytes) 4
Total PE 11749
Alloc PE 10000
Free PE 1749
Total PVG 0

kcspecdp #

[Victor_138]

My god, that's deep stuff.

Asked around and can't reboot until later tonight, the system is being used.

What will looking for the boot partition will do? After the last reboot the system booted from the correct disks, /dev/vg00/lvol3.

I'll try those steps early in the morning, just before the users start using Oracle.

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Great you have it!!!!
I remembered seeing some free PE (Physical extents...)
so I would try (to not stress you to sue sam=>disks
(I dont remember ...if its LVm or what..)
Are you with an X emulation?

In that case sam&
look form something disks...
logical volume.. and hightlight /var
in the top menu bar choose action=> extend (I think...)
It will ask you to give new size (but most important I think it will tell you whats left...)
add 200 MB to current size!
Enter

Result?
Success?


Im waiting to know...

[Victor BERRIDGE]

/dev/vg00/lvol3 is already good news even if it has not solved all your problems...

A bit depressed?
Cheer up!
When I started in 97 I was at the time an oracle developper and a cobol specialist... after a restructuration I was moved to IT production dept. (they did well the job since they put me down at HP for support....), here I was told to choose between DBA or System Engineer, I opted for system Engineer (I had no knowledge of what was expected from a DBA.. anyway what is a DBA?...)...
The next day I was presented to what I was going to administer (14 HP boxes) and given the root passwd and given the "good luck" of the sysadmin who was leaving...
I can tell you it hell not knowing what was running on the boxes....
And no ITRC forum to ask for HELP...
I had no choice but to learn the hard way...

So I believe you will get out of this gaining some maturity and some knowledge but of course realizing "that more you learn, more there is..."
If you were with me , I would greet you with "bienvenue au club!"

Best regards
Victor going to bed...

[Victor_138]

Good morning to all.

After waiting about 1 hr for SAM, Disks..., Volumes..., nothing happens.

I get a message like this:

vxfs: mesg 001: vx_nospace - /dev/vg00/lvol9 file system full (1 block extent)

Then everything on the console or telnet session dies.