Installing HP-UX 11.0 and Updating HP-UX 10.x to 11.0 HP 9000 Computers Edition 1

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HP-UX System Recovery

“Expert” Recovery Using the Core Media

BOOT STRING VERIFICATION

This menu must be used to verify the system's boot string.

When the information is correct, select 'a'.

INFORMATION to verify:

The system's boot string should be:

'hpux'

Select one of the following:

a. The above information is correct.

b. WRONG!! Prompt the user for the system's boot string.

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

x. Exit to the shell.

NOTE: For an LVM '/'(ROOT) the '-lm' option MUST be specified

(example: 'hpux -lm (2.3.4)/stand/vmunix' )

Selection:

NOTE Use the -lm option to enter LVM administration mode only when

recovering an LVM system.

9. Assuming the information is now correct, enter a at the prompt, and

you will see one of the following two displays:

• For an LVM system, you will see something like the following:

*********** Installing bootlif ***********

mkboot -b /dev/rmt/1m -i ISL -i HPUX /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0

mkboot -a hpux (56/52.5.0;0)/stand/vmunix /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0

• If you are recovering a system with hard-sectored disks, you will

see a message similar to the following, instead of the one above:

*********** Installing bootlif ***********

mkboot -b 15.16.128.126 -H -i ISL -i HPUX /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0

mkboot -a hpux (4.0.0;13)/stand/vmunix /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0

• -H is used with hard-sectored disks.

• -l is used with LVM disks.

• -W is used to specify the whole disk.