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

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 15 (of 54)

Chapter 04 System Recovery

October 29, 2013

These two files are also part of this document.

Automated Procedure 3: Rebuilding the bootlif only

1. Boot the system to the Recovery Main Menu (see Co-Procedure).

2. From the main menu, select Recover an unbootable HP-UX system. The following menu

is presented:

HP-UX Recovery MENU

Select one of the following:

a. Rebuild the bootlif (ISL, HPUX, and the AUTO file) and install

all files required to boot and recover HP-UX on the

root file system.

b. Do not rebuild the bootlif, but install files required to boot

and recover HP-UX on the root file system.

c. Rebuild only the bootlif.

d. Replace only the kernel on the root file system.

m. Return to 'HP-UX Recovery Media Main Menu'.

x. Exit to the shell.

Use this menu to select the level of recovery desired.

Selection:

3. Select c to rebuild only the bootlif. The following menu is displayed:

BOOTLIF PATH VERIFICATION

This menu must be used to determine the path to the bootlif (ISL, HPUX

and the AUTO file).

When the information is correct, select 'a'.

INFORMATION to verify:

Path to the bootlif is 0/0/1/0.1.0

Select one of the following:

a. The above information is correct.

b. WRONG!! The path to bootlif is incorrect.

m. Return to the 'HP-UX Recovery MENU.'

x. Exit to the shell.

Selection:

4. Carefully check the displayed path. If it’s incorrect type b to enter the correct path at the

prompt:

Enter the path to bootlif (e.g., ISL):

(example: 0/0/1/0.1.0):

In our example we enter 0/0/2/0.0.0; the system displays the menu again, but now with

corrected information: