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

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 26 (of 54)
Chapter 04 System Recovery
October 29, 2013
NOTE: Commands residing in the RAM-based file system are unsupported 'mini'
commands. These commands are only intended for recovery purposes.
Loading minimal set of commands needed for recovery...
WARNING: If ANYTHING is changed on a root(/) that is mirrored
a 'maintence mode'(HPUX -lm) boot MUST be done in
order to force the mirrored disk to be updated!!
Press <return> to continue.
5. Press return and the following or similar status message is displayed:
HP-UX CORE MEDIA SYSTEM RECOVERY
MAIN MENU
s. Search for a file
b. Reboot
l. Load a file
r. Recover an unbootable HP-UX system
x. Exit to shell
c. Instructions on chrooting to a lvm /(root).
This menu is for listing and loading the tools contained on the core media.
Once a tool is loaded, it may be run from the shell. Some tools require other
files to be present in order to successfully execute.
Select one of the above:
Now the system is booted to the recover main menu and is ready for recovery.
Co-Procedure: Cold Installing a Minimum OS from CD
You may use this procedure to get a minimum OS installed for your subequent recovery.
1. Mount the appropriate CD for your HP-UX to the CD-ROM drive. For 11i this is the
Core OE Install and Recovery CD (1 of 2). For HP-UX 11.00 and 10.X you need the
Install/CoreOS CD. The menus and exact procedures presented in the following sections
may vary depending on how old your CD-ROM revision is and what type of machine you
actually try to install.
2. Boot the system from CD-ROM (see Co-Procedure).
3. Select Install HP-UX, the screen clears, and the following will be displayed:
Would you like to start up networking at this time? [n]
4. Unless you need networking, e.g. to ftp to other systems, enter n and the bootup
continues. Finally you should reach the user interface for installation.
User Interface and Media Options
This screen lets you pick from options that will determine if an
Ignite-UX server is used, and your user interface preference.
Source Location Options: