replace the root disk

[Asif_8]

I have HP_UX 11.11 C3000 I have only one drive
this drive some problem I want to replace new drice
how to replace

[hpuxrox]

Do you have a tape device? If so I would suggest a make_recover image, install your need disk and then recover.

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi,

If you have only one disk, then I suggest you don't have much choice except to create a make_tape_recovery tape. If you don't have a tape drive but if you have another hp system, you can try make_net_recovery.

Otherwise, you would need to take backup of all the configuration files, load the OS on the newdisk and the restore the configuration.

-Sri

[Asif_8]

I don't have tap drive

can i do by Disk mrrioring I have 2nd slot is free I can put 2 nd drive

[Patrick Wallek]

You could do it with mirroring, BUT you have to have the Mirror/UX software, which is NOT free.

You could use dd as well to copy from one disk to the other, assuming the disks are the same size.

[Omololu Shobayo]

I presume the drive has an hardware problem.

You do not have Mirror/UX, you do not have tape drive and you do not have ignite installed or do you?

If above is true then the only option you have is using dd.

Even with dd and hardware??? I pray a successful copy.

[Asif_8]

I check
swlist -l bundle

I have HP-UX Installation utilites (Ignite-ux)

[Asif_8]

how to copy by dd command

what is proceure

[PVR]

If you have the ignite backup of system, replace the old hard disk drive with new drive and do an ignite restore.

[radi_1]

Hi,
Try this procedure;
1.check bad disk size
2.get new disk with same size and connect it into your system.
3.suppose bad disk has device file c0t6d0
and new one has device file c0t3d0
then run this cmmand;
#dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t6d0 of=/dev/rdsk/c0t3d0 bs=1024
4.after dd copy finishes,power down system,change new disk ID to be the same as the bad disk ID,disconnect bad disk and reboot.
Regards