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MMacun

MMacun

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May 4, 2005
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Hy, a had a disk crash we replaced disk and no i want to restore from my mksysb backup.
I don't have tape only SP CWS wich i don't know how to use.
Is it posible to start up server with aix CD go to maintanance mode and do a restore from there, i would save image to a cd.
 
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One more thing, I installed a fresh AIX on new disk and restore my rootvg from smit, but whe i restarted system, rootvg can not be varyed on becouse PVID's are different now
 
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If you have an Sp cws, there is a NIM Master installed on it. So you can restore your node from a (hopefully) saved mksysb via NIM.

It would cost now a lot of time to explain it all to you, perhaps you can start by typing:

splstdata -n

and finding the node you want to restore, get the node_number and type an

splstdata -b -l <node_number>

Thats enough for the moment, paste in the result.

hth

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splstdata -n
17 2 1 1 sklad sklad ""
2.2.2.100 MP 4 7017-S7A

splstdata -b -l <node_number>


17 sklad 02070123EE59 0 disk hdisk0
bos.obj.ssp.432 Tue_Apr_13_11:31:59 default default
PSSP-3.1.1 rootvg
 
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So you installed last time this node on 13th april. Take a look on the cws into /spdata/sys1/install/images and find a proper image. This is the place normally the mksysb are...

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I don't have this image no more but i have diferent one, wich a made last weak. And i put it under /spdata/sys1/install/images.
I have 3 more nodes in rack 1. This one is in rack/slot 2
 
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Okay, if you have a proper mksysb on your cws, then lets install it! Type:

spchvgobj -r rootvg -h <hdisk0> -i <your_mksysb_name> -c <number_of_copies_hopefully_1> -l 17

to give this new image information and then

spbootins -r install -l 17

to let "setup_server" run and watch for "return code = 0" of this command

then type

nodecond 2 1

to start the install. Because its the first node on the second frame, it is 17

On another window(!) type

s1term 2 1

to see what is going on on the console and follow the ongoing.

Hth

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One more thing, it i certain that node name is correct i wouldn't like to install imae on some other node :D
In what mode must machine be (power off)?
 
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You can test the nodenumber of this node ( if it is running ) by typing on the node:

/usr/lpp/ssp/install/bin/node_number

to see if its the no. 17.

To test it further, you can switch off the power on this node by typing:

spmon -power off frame2/node1

If the right node is now powerless, you are ok. If the wrong node powerless, you have a few minutes downtime, but no new install on that machine ....

hth

mad

BTW: Which country are you in?

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The node is powered OFF, i am working in Maintenance mode.
I know that the node name is 17 and that it is in slot2 only node, but i'am just not sure that install comand would not do some stupid thing :D :D
Ok i will try this and i will see.

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The node is powered OFF, i am working in Maintenance mode."
I want to say that this is the only thing that i can do on the node is Maintenance mode.
 
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NOPE the command "spbootins -r install -l 17"
Returns with a lot of errors.

This is just some of them.

0042-175 c_mk_lpp_source: An unexpected result was returned by the "/usr/sbin/installp" command: rc=0 awk: Cannot divide by zero. The input line number is 1. The source line number is 1.
installp: The specified device /spdata/sys1/install/aix432/lppsource
is not a valid device or file.

rc=0
awk: Cannot divide by zero.

The input line number is 1.
The source line number is 1.


awk: Cannot divide by zero.

The input line number is 1.
The source line number is 1.

mknimres: 0016-375 The creation of the lppsource resource named lppsource_aix432
failed with return code 1.
setup_server: 0016-279 Failure of internally called command: /usr/lpp/ssp/bin/mknimres; rc= 2.
setup_server: Processing incomplete (rc= 2).
orion: rc.ntp: Starting ntp daemon(xntpd)
[root-spcws] </spdata/sys1/install/images>
 
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Seems to be that the last install is long time before :)

Ok, error come from your lpp_image, that you have to correct in the site environment information. Enter:

smitty enter_data

and go into the "site environment information". Important points here is the name of the "default Network Install Image", which must be in /spdata/sys/install/images, but can have a size of 0 bytes, because it is a dummy, second you have to fill in the "control workstation lpp source name", which you have to control it is valid under /spdata/sys1/install. Fill in the exact name the directory with the aix-sources have. This smitty must return 0. Then you can run setup_server again and paste the output here. May you have more errors than this.

hth

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0042-053 lsnim: there is no NIM object named "awk:"
awk: Cannot divide by zero.
Thi is the first error.

I tried every thing. I even install from smit nim and everything is ok until the machine want's client.info wich i haven't got. I tried to create one with mkinstall but the error is still the same

awk: Cannot divide by zero.
Thi is the first error.

Now i'am creating boot image from mksysb with smit mkcd.
 
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Okay, you get a nim failure, not bad. Look with lsnim -c machines for a nim-object, that sounds like your node 17. If its there, delete it with delnimclient -l 17

Then run setup_server again to create a new nim definition and paste eventually new errors. We have to do i´t step by step.

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I manage to restore machine with mksysb boot cd and sync hacmp.

This is only node with cd (S7A). The rest of nodes have no tape no cd so i will try to repair NIM.
every time that i issue comand on the NIM server there is error. awk: Cannot divide by zero.

[root-spcws] </> lsnim -c machines
master machines master
orion machines standalone
notes machines standalone
metex machines standalone
sklad machines standalone
ibeem machines standalone
awk: Cannot divide by zero.

The input line number is 1.
The source line number is 1.

[root-spcws] </>

 
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Just a guess: Which uptime do you have on the cws? Can you reboot the cws?

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Last thing I would try is the complete new configuring of the nim_master via delnimmaster and then setup_server.

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