Recovering a system from CD

[dictum9]

I have a 11.11 System, A-class that cannot boot either from primary or mirror.

How do I recover it off the CD?

Is there a detailed help page on this.

[Ivan Krastev · Accepted solution]

This thread may be helpful how to run recovery shell - http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1031820

[Ivan Krastev]

Sorry forgot this one - http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-6440/ch12.html

See expert recovery topic.


regards,
ivan

[Torsten.]

First, find the reason for the non-boot status. Failed hardware?
The recover process can restore the files needed for boot (boot area/kernel) - but in most cases there are different solutions - it depends on the situation.

What error do you get? Maybe it helps to boot the previous kernel? ...

[Patrick Wallek]

Have a look at the "System Recovery" chapter of the Software Recovery Handbook.

System Recovery
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/search.do?prevQueryString=&mode=id&searchString=emr_na-c01037105&submit1=Search+%C2%BB&docTypeAll=yesX&docType=Advisories&docType=WhitePapers&docType=EngineerNotes&docType=SecurityBulletins&docType=Manuals&docType=Patch&dateSearchType=lastXdays&dateRange=all&startDateYear=1999&startDateMonth=0&startDateDay=1&endDateYear=2007&endDateMonth=4&endDateDay=31&resPerPa...


Software Recovery Handbook Intro
(with instructions on how to find the other chapters!!!!!):
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-c00863981-2

[dictum9]

Most excellent, thank you.

It appears this box is beyond recovery, as both disks died. I imagine one died earlier and hasn't been noticed and now the 2nd one failed.