HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-04 - System Recovery

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 14 (of 54)

Chapter 04 System Recovery

October 29, 2013

/ROOT 163840 70173 87840 44% 2486 23414 10% ?

Filesystem kbytes used avail %cap iused ifree iused Mounted on

/ROOT/stand 128232 74047 41361 64% 65 20415 0% ?

8. You need to decide if and how the current kernel in /stand should be replaced by a

generic recovery kernel.

Should the existing kernel be

'left', 'overwritten', or 'moved'?[overwritten]

To skip the replacement, simply enter left. To back up your existing kernel before

writing a new one to your new file system, enter moved. To overwrite your existing kernel

enter overwritten. After entering moved, the following is displayed:

-- '/stand/vmunix' has been renamed '/stand/vmunixBK' --

downloading WINSTALL to /stand/vmunix

**** Creating device files on the customer's disk ****

WARNING: ioctl: DLKM is not initialized

******* Renaming the following customer files: *******

-- '/etc/passwd' has been renamed '/etc/passwdBK' --

-- '/sbin/pre_init_rc' has been renamed '/sbin/pre_init_rcBK' --

-- '/etc/inittab' has been renamed '/etc/inittabBK' --

-- '/etc/ioconfig' has been renamed '/etc/ioconfigBK' --

-- '/.profile' has been renamed '/.profileBK' --

-- '/etc/fstab' has been renamed '/etc/fstabBK' --

-- '/stand/ioconfig' has been renamed '/stand/ioconfigBK' --

-- '/etc/profile' has been renamed '/etc/profileBK' --

During the reboot process interrupt auto boot and

bring the kernel up in 'maintenance mode' and continue

with lvm recovery.

For example, at the ISL prompt enter:

ISL> hpux -lm /stand/vmunix

RECOVERY COMPLETION

Use this menu after the recovery process has installed all requested

files on your system.

Select one of the following:

a. REBOOT the customer's system and continue with recovery.

b. Return to the HP-UX Recovery Media Main Menu.

Selection:

9. Once you find yourself at the Recovery Completion menu, complete the recovery process

by selecting a. The system should automatically come up in LVM Maintenance Mode if –

lm was included in the Boot String Verification menu. Type the following command from

the shell prompt for more information about completing the recovery process:

# cat /RECOVERY.DOC

# cat /LVM.RECOVER