Removing unwanted filesets - reason is space needed

[Adrian Sobers2]

I have to put on a tape drive on the new server (production) in about 30 mins. So that's how much more time I have left to dedicate to this exercise...

now about to do...

# /sbin/mount -a

# /sbin/shutdown -r -y now

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Not clear... not because of Roberts advice but because the space comsumption it is not wise to use such limited resource (in vg00) but carefully...
oracle 8i will complain at a point if lacks memory (doesnt really care if it RAM...) so secondary swap is what will follow after you qualitly pack install...

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

Victor, If needed there is space in an other volume group for additional swap. He only has small physicall mem.

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

Adrian with HE I meant the server :-)

[Adrian Sobers2]

Hi guys,

Now about to try the install for the latest Quality Pack from HP...

On the production side of things...those Oracle users have 10 mins before I bring that baby down to put on this tape drive. It's an HP SureStore Dat-72 ;)

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Robert here it got terribly cold last week, It has been snowing on the Mont Blanc (I can see from the livnig room when not cloudy...) but here in Geneva ts the impression of beeing under the roof (and not seeing the sun) that depresses me... well waiting for Adrians invitation not you? ,-)

[Adrian Sobers2]

I'm sure I can send for two noted HP-UX consultants to do some on-site work here in Barbados ;)

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

ahhh a long weekend Barbados :-)))

Been in Geneva a few times, always when going on skiing trips to Port Du Soleil and the troi Vallees in France.

[Adrian Sobers2]

Hi guys,

Worked! Quality Pack is installing as we speak. I'm going to deal with the production server now and attach this tape drive and head home ok...I'll repost in here tomorrow to let you know how it went..

Caio ;)

[Victor BERRIDGE]

So Robert you agree that it will be wise to create another swap elsewhere in another vg, I am quite sure oracle 8i will not install because of the lack of memory... I would say a minimum of 1GB... and for performance another of the same size as vg00/lvol2 is the nest taks Adrain will perform LVM side?
You didnt answer about the fact Adrian could not extend lvol3 was it because the contiguous blahblah...?
Just so Adrian is aware that such task can only be acived now using his newly (when?) generated make_recovery tape
all theis to say Robert, do you know wht Adrians tape devices looks like/supports?

[Victor BERRIDGE]

So Robert next time in Geneva why not come over for a beer or a glass of wine, well if Adrian comes over he is most welcome Im only about 2Km of the airport (Meyrin)...

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

CU tomorrow guys, I'm going to bed, have to be in the office at 7.30 in the morning.

Thanks both :-)

Victor lets check the conf tomorrow, OK ?

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Adrian
Wait a moment
If you are satisfied with the result, its time for a make_recovery -A
get a tape prepared...

[Adrian Sobers2]

Morning guys,

I made a boo-boo. I was trying to install the Quality Pack for HP-XU 11.00 (September 2003). I had no choice but to back out of it though, since it kept halting at 5%. I now have the Quality Pack (March 2004) install running now and I'll let you know how that goes. I got the files from here:

ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/patch_bundles/hp-ux/QUALITYPACK/

Once the install goes successfully. I'll make a backup of my system and vmunix.prev files after the reboot and then get ready to do the tape backup...

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

good afternoon Adrian,

Looks like the good depot.

QPK1100_B.11.00.64.4.depot

You can also download them here.

http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=QUALITYPACK

Regarsd,
Robert-Jan

[Adrian Sobers2]

Robert,

Thanks for the link. Install at 65% and seems to be going smoothly. I'm here reading up on Managing Disks Using the LVM from the HP-UX System Administration Tasks Manual...

[Pete Randall]

I hesitate to confuse the issue by adding another voice, but the make_tape_recovery command being suggested will not back up all of vg00 - only the "essentials". Use

make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/Xmn -I -v -x inc_entire=vg00

to give you a complete backup of your root volume group.


Pete

[Adrian Sobers2]

Pete,

Thanks for your input.


Other guys,

I have installed the March 2004 Quality Pack successfully and the server has been rebooted. It's now at the root:INLAND3? prompt.

I would like to make a complete backup before proceeding further. We have a SureStorage Dat8 tape drive and I'm sure we have spare tapes (will check) and I also have Ignite UX install.

What do I do next?

[Pete Randall]

Run the command I gave you, substituting the address of your tape drive for /dev/rmt/Xmn. Make sure you use the "no rewind" device.


Pete

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Hi Adrian,
In the man of make_recovery it still says -A is for entire disk /volume group
But I agree the syntax is obsolete and your suggestion is preferable. It wat just a question of beeing sure to have something with the easiest syntax possible: make_recovery -Av ...


All the best
Victor

[Adrian Sobers2]

Guys,

I have a further question but it's about attaching our new Dat72 tape drive. At the back of the server there is a terminator (??) attached (covering) a slot which is labeled:

SLOT1 > LAN/SCSI CORE IO

Question is, can I remove this terminator and use it to directly connect the tape? The drive came with a VHD connection but we don't have one of those cards.

The SLOT 1 has a slot for a network connection but we are using the other LAN connection on the machine.

What do you think?

[Adrian Sobers2]

I did an ioscan and I see the hardware address for my tape is:

8/16/5.3.0 tape HP C1533A

Is this (8/15/5.3.0) the thing I use in the ignite command or am I on wrong track. I've never done thing before. Assistance needed...

[Pete Randall]

Victor (and Adrian),

The make_recovery command is obsolete. Newer versions of Ignite (which I assume Adrain has because he's on 11.0) use make_tape_recovery.

Run "whence make_recovery" and "whence make_tape_recovery" to find out which version you have. If you have make_recovery you should download and the latest version of Ignite from http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/index.html


Pete

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Hi Adrian type my command:
make_recovery -Av

It will look for the default tape.. so if it works we can then find the name of the device but Im sure its /dev/rmt/0m...

We shall see if it works and then use more esoteric syntax...

[Adrian Sobers2]

root:INLAND3>whence make_recovery
/opt/ignite/bin/make_recovery

root:INLAND3>