Help Can't Open boot device

[AlexRabbot]

I have an Ultra 10 with Solaris 2.5.1 that I would like to use only as a test environment to play with #ufsdump and then #ufsrestore for /, /var and /usr partitions only and then later install Veritas Netbackup 5.0 for the same purposre and when I get comfortable with ufsdump; ufsrestore and NetBackup I will install NetBackUp on SUN FIRE V880. The Ulta 10 was a working unit, I replaced it with SUN BLADE 1500 for the user's request. The Ultra 10
was at the other location (IP address 172.30.41.62).
I disconected everything and brougt to a different location where I plan on working on it. Network administrator assigne4d IP address 172.30.7.265 and after I connected everything, I can't boot the station, receiving the message: 'SUNW,hme0: Link down Cable problem?'
I took the Ultra 10 back to the original location just as a test and was able to boot it without any problem.
Any suggestions and comments would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Alex

 

[KenCunningham]

I have found the 'SUNW,hme0: Link down Cable problem?' to be spurious in the past and machines I have had it on have gone on to boot OK, including the network adapter. Have you the opportunity to boot it from CD and examine /etec/hosts etc to see what the settings there are?

 

[biafran]

Ken,
I had a similar problem recently. I moved my ultra 5 to a non-networked location and have been getting this message during bootup

"SUNW,hme0 No response from ethernet network : linkdown cable problem". I have tried "boot /reconfigure" without success. When the system comes up I get this message "sendmail [204] : id [ID 702911 mail.crit] my unqualified hostname (localhost) unknown; sleeping for retry"

then

"sendmail [204] : id [ID 702911 mail.alert] unable to qualify my own domain name (localhost) - using short name"

what's up with that?

 

[KenCunningham]

Hi. Nothing is really wrong, it's just a warning that sendmail isn't finding what it expects. You have two options - if you aren't planning to use sendmail, don't start it. To do this change the name of S88sendmail in /etc/rc2.d to s88sendmail (ie a lower case s). If you do want it running add <boxname>. (note the period) at the end of the entry in /etc/hosts. Something like this:

xxx.x.xxx.x boxname boxname. #loghost

That should get rid of this message. HTH.

 

[daFranze]

hme link problem:
did you try a sys-unconfig and boot the host at it's final destination?
link problems might be caused by non working autonegotiation, I suggest to set link mode and speed by hand!
-> search this Forum or google for "ndd -set /dev/hme"

sendmail:
>> xxx.x.xxx.x boxname boxname. #loghost
please do not! Ether disable sendmail (since you do not need it running if your host is not a MTA/MX or configure it.
Add ether a FQHN to /etc/hosts
xxx.x.xxx.x boxname boxname.mydomain.com
or set Dj in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
# my official domain name
# ... define this only if sendmail cannot automatically determine your domain
#Dj$w.Foo.COM


Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[KenCunningham]

OK Franz, I'm intrigued. Why the warning not to simply add the period? I think that's a tip I picked up on here some time back so if there's anything untoward about it, I'd be glad to know. Cheers.

 

[daFranze]

in my eyes adding a period to hostname it's like going to the dentist because of a whole in a tooth and the dentist prescribes Aspirin... ;-)
I prefere ether to remove the tooth or fix it...

afaik: sendmail tries to get domainnaim ether from /etc/domainname or tries to derive it from the hostname. If you create /etc/domainname Solris tries to start a NIS or NIS+ Domain. In many installations you will not need this or have other solutions -> bad idea
derive it from hostname: ok, my FQHN is hostname. so the domainame is "." -> sendmail is pacified but it's technically not a fix...

But how do the English say: Chacun à son goût

;-)

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[KenCunningham]

Mais oiu, mon ami.

Have a good 'le weekend' as the French would say!