vpmon not boot on san disk

[Martin Materny]

Hi
i install vpars system on rx8640.
In rx8640 is 8x combo cards AD222A for this card see 2 disk difrent path.
I install bouth disk HP-UX 11v3 U5 DCOE + vpars.
If i boot npars system boot /stand/vmunix all is ok , but if change enviroment vpars and then boot /stand/vmunix system freez.
Systen no stat MON only freez, no errors nothig.
If i tray boot from local disk then i boot vpmon OK.

The vpars is A.05.05
Firmware Version = 2.72A2 SLI-3 (Z3F2.72A2)
EFI Version = ZE3.21A3

If you have any ideas what can be an error please write any idea.

[Michael Steele_2]

Hi

This is 11.31?

Please list steps that you used to boot a vpar. I.e.,

HPUX> boot vpmon

Also,

a) vparstatus (* please include *)
b) did you run vparenv -m vPars? See vpar config.

fs0:\> vparconfig reboot vPars

[Martin Materny]

Hi

System is installed on media september 2009
HP-UX 11i31
The ste is install the system boot on npar create vpdb vparcreat.....
then
vparenv -m vPars
reboot
on efi fs0:/efi/hpux/vparconfig
i see is enviroment vpars
then fs0:/efi/hpux/hpux
isl> boot /stand/vpmon
then nothing freez system


If i no set enviroment then system list error message is wronf enviromen, if i no create vpdb then system list eroor no exist vpdb but for me system no boot MON.

for attachemt is the step how create vpdb.

Best regards

Martin

[Michael Steele_2]

Hi

Refer to this link, see if it helps.

http://docs.hp.com/en/T1335-90098/ch04s05.html

Question: Is this a new install or an upgrade?

[Martin Materny]

Hi
It is new installation.
I tray install the local disk and then is posible to boot MON, but i need to boot san disk not local. If u use san disk then is no posible to load stand/vpmon.
I means problem is on card but i finde the document when see the card AD222A on rx8640 and if u use the fiwree 3.21a and 2.72 then is posible to booting on this device.
But for me situation is not :(

M.

[Michael Steele_2]

The agile view of mass storage introduced in HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) is supported with vPars. However, the lunpath hardware path format and lun hardware path format are not supported for use on the vPars
command line, and are not printed by any vPars commands. You must continue to use the legacy hardware path format that existed in previous vPars releases when using the vPars commands; for HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31), ioscanâ s default output will continue to show the legacy format.

This comment from Vpar admin guide regarding Agile disk arrays.

Looks like you've got something similar going on specific to your disk array. What is the disk array make and manufacturer?

"...ioscan's default output will continue to show the legacy format..."

Boot up with npars, get you ioscan print out and compare it with setboot and bch.

[Martin Materny]

Hi

I not have a problem se the disk on EFI.
From efi i see the disk ok. From vparcreate i use only old path 0.6.0.0.0.0.4.0.0.01.16.0.0.0.1:boot
Me storage disk is EVA - HSV450.

Can u any idea what ist wrong ?

[Michael Steele_2]

When you do an 'sea ipl' are the boot HW paths the same as in ioscan?

[Martin Materny]

What u menas ?
EFI > map -r
and ioscan -fnCdisk ?

No this is difrent ioscan see all 12 path from the disk efi see only 1.

[Michael Steele_2]

EVA luns
VPMON on local disk, vmunix on lun
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1362784

HBA port speeds
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1207672

Rebuild vpdg when boot paths change
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1207672

[Torsten.]

Looks like you meet the requirements regarding HBA EFI firmware and driver and vPars version - how about server firmware?

Please post

MP:CM> sysrev

[Torsten.]

IIRC I hit a problem with the path notation in the past.

Try to use the path directly from ioscan.

You did

-a io:0.0.6.0.0.0.0.4.0.0.01.16.0.0.0.1:boot

but now try

-a io:0/0/6/0/0.0.0.4.0.0.01.16.0.0.0.1:boot

(do not use dots only, but take the path directly from ioscan - including slashes)

[Martin Materny]

Hi Michael
I w8 to san gays and i tray to check the san switch and HBA speed.

Torsten
From rx8640 i have newest fw 4.1
i sent teh sysrev on attachement.

For your second answer. I have problem boot vpmon. If i dont have vpdb then still must boot MON from error is finde vpdb. The path to vpars nothing common from me problem.

[Martin Materny]

Hi i have defenetli problem on card AD222A
i tray boot the same disk on card AB379-60101 and then is posible to boot MON.

[Martin Materny]

I run debug mod on EFI and i see the open the kernel and nothing.

HPUX> boot /stand/vpmon
Checking "CurrentfPars_mode": 'vPars' (size 0x6) rtn_stat: 0x1
Checking "fPars_mode": 'vPars' (size 0x6) rtn_stat: 0x1
argc = 1, new Boot String: /stand/vpmon
[0] = /stand/vpmon,
lfs_open: path to open : "/stand/vpmon"
Opening : /stand/vpmon
Boot path /stand/vpmon is a regular file of 57447256 bytes
lfs_open: path to open : "/stand/vpmon"

nothing else only freez system.

[Martin Materny]

I tray to set HBA on 2Gb but still is no posible to boot /stand/vpmon

Any idea what is wrong ?