unable to see old ignite images

[napoly]

Dear all
i have installed new ignite server version which is C.7.7.98
i had ignite images that were taken before installing this version and after installation i can't see these images to restore from it

i haven't upgraded the client ignite version

is there a way to reconfigure these images to be seen by the new ignite server version

[sujit kumar singh]

Hi,

can please give the contents of
#manage_index -l

Also

#ll /var/opt/ignite/clients

"could also please tell where had you kept the archive of the Clients?"


I assume that you had backed up the INDEX file and other configuration files before the upgarde.

What was the Earlier version of Ignite that had been running?

And what had been the OS of clients that you had been taking the backup of?

what does the O/P show?
#swlist -l bundle | grep -i ignite?


Regards
Sujit

[napoly]

manage_index -l
HP-UX B.11.11 Default
HP-UX B.11.23 Default
HP-UX B.11.31 Default
kabdb2_npar_22jan09
kabdb2avio_22jan09

i haven't backedup the index files and other conf files as you said so please send me the files that i should backup before and after.

the old ignite version was C.7.6.100
the clients os was hpux v2

and the images also were stored in /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives

ignite2:/var/opt/ignite#ll clients
total 26
drwx------ 3 bin sys 1024 Jan 13 09:09 0x0016353E33BC
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 1024 Jan 15 11:27 0x0016353E637D
drwx------ 3 bin sys 1024 Jan 14 18:38 0x0016353E9392
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 1024 Jan 13 18:35 0x0016353E9393
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin sys 1024 Jan 14 12:53 0x0017A45139EE
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 1024 Jan 15 12:06 0x0017A451F816
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin sys 1024 Jan 14 19:11 0x0017A451F84E
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin sys 1024 Jan 22 11:55 0x0017A4710034
drwxr-xr-x 2 bin bin 1024 Jan 20 20:00 0x001A4B0906F8
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin sys 1024 Jan 20 16:41 0x001A4B0906FA
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 1024 Jan 22 10:54 0x001A4B09081C
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 1024 Jan 22 13:56 0x6619B725DC3C
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 1024 Jan 22 15:45 0xC239A28CF69D
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 15 10:58 eaiprep -> 0x0016353E637D
lrwx------ 1 bin bin 14 Jan 14 16:11 eaiprod2 -> 0x0016353E9392
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 14 18:35 eairep -> 0x0017A451F84E
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 14 11:06 hpvm -> 0x0017A45139EE
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 22 13:13 kabdb2 -> 0x0017A4710034
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 22 15:29 nabil -> 0xC239A28CF69D
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 14 Jan 26 14:16 nabil.0xC239A28CF69D -> 0xC239A28CF69D
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 20 19:59 pp4 -> 0x001A4B0906F8
lrwx------ 1 bin bin 14 Jan 15 10:52 premed -> 0x0017A451F816
lrwx------ 1 bin bin 14 Jan 13 09:34 raidapp -> 0x0016353E9393
lrwx------ 1 bin bin 14 Jan 12 15:15 raiddb -> 0x0016353E33BC
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 20 15:46 td1 -> 0x001A4B0906FA
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 20 18:31 td3 -> 0x001A4B09081C

[sujit kumar singh]

Hi Napoly,

before upgrade this depends on your installation of Ignite whicg files shall you be taking backup.

however you can include these in the backups for more precaution.

1)file /var/opt/ignite/INDEX
2)the configration also

#instl_adm -d > /tmp/ignite.cfg

install the new version of Ignite

#instl_adm -f /tmp/ignite.cfg
#instl_adm -d

to see if the Configuration has come.

3)any custom configuration and or scripts that you might have configured.


in this case as you have said earlier that the archives had been kept at the directory /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives.

are not you able to see the archives for the clients in there?

perhaps you might have put the archives in some other place?

Regards
Sujit

[likid0]

Hy,

What do you mean by:

"i can't see these images to restore from it"

Where can't you see them?

on the system? Upgrading will not touch your previous images.

on the ignite-gui ?

[napoly]

Dear Orange
you know after you take the images you go and save it to be used if you need to restore this images on another server

after i installed the new client and search for the image i can't see it

[napoly]

Dear

what about the client ignite software
the client software is still C.7.6.100
should i install these clients again and save the old images or what

[likid0]

Yes, you should update the clients to the new version of ignite.

you can use this ignite script to make a depot with the new client ignite soft:

/opt/ignite/lbin/pkg_rec_depot



And once you have the depot,you can use a script similar to this one to update the clients:



#!/sbin/sh

IUXServer=YOURSERVER

/opt/ignite/lbin/check_version -s ${IUXServer}

if [ $? != 0 ]
then
swinstall -s ${IUXServer}:/var/opt/ignite/depots/recovery_cmds \
IUX-Recovery
fi

[sujit kumar singh]

Hi,


Just a piece of information.
If you are upgading the Ignite Version, the update process does not disturb or change any files in the directories /var/opt/ignite and /etc/opt/ignite. However /opt/ignite can have changes.

And also It is always a good idea to keep the Ignite Server to the latest possible Ignite Version and also the most updated patch buindles, and follow the same version of the Ignite on the clients also.


Regards
Sujit