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Loaded with disk?









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-------- Original message --------

From: Wes S <[log in to unmask]>

Date: 04/01/2015 7:58 PM (GMT-08:00)

To: [log in to unmask]

Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] system abort



You may be correct, which is why he's bringing a spare array to the office.

We cannot get Commandview to work for some dumb reason. Hellava April

fool's day for me... :(

On Apr 1, 2015 9:37 PM, "mr_lalley" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



> Wes,

>

> IMHO,  the problem is your VA array.   Is there any way you can query the

> serial port (and paste the output here)?   Better yet, do you  have

> CommandView?

>

> Without more information from the VA, I think your flying blind.

>

> -Craig

>

>

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

>

>

> -------- Original message --------

> From: Wes S <[log in to unmask]>

> Date: 01/04/2015 7:25 PM (GMT-08:00)

> To: [log in to unmask]

> Subject: Re: system abort

>

> Unfortunately the drive in question didn't show a fault and thus we have no

> idea which drive to replace. And the bad sector message moved from ldev 54

> to 56.

>

> Current status: so we tried to do an install using boot alt path and still

> get the crash message, except now it doesn't show message "start aggregate

> recovery of mpexl set" and goes directly to "userlog aggregate recovery"

> then aggregate recovery of private volume then crash message. Our hardware

> guy and myself both of us with 20+ years on this platform have never seen

> this happen. What is causing this to crash? All devices show as being

> mounted, all paths are there, we are stumped. He will attempt to hook a

> different VA and bridge to see if that gets us past the crash.

>

> Keep the ideas coming please. Is a test server but ppl are waiting...but I

> need sleep...

>

> Wes

> On Apr 1, 2015 5:03 PM, "Jack Connor" <[log in to unmask]>

> wrote:

>

> > If you got a bad sector message, Wes, doing the install is a waste of

> time

> > if you didn't replace the failed drive.

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On

> > Behalf Of Wes S

> > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 5:40 PM

> > To: [log in to unmask]

> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] system abort

> >

> > I appreciate the help, been on this for 4 hours already and have not

> > received  any viable solution. I just started the install command from

> alt

> > boot path and rebuild  it. Is test and just taking longer by waiting.

> >

> > Thanks for the help folks. LL MPE!

> > On Apr 1, 2015 4:07 PM, "Wes S" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> >

> > > Yep, SCSI from processor to bridge, fiber from bridge to brocade

> > > switch, fiber from switch to VA.

> > >

> > > We brought system up in single disk mode and looking at sysgen. All

> > > ldevs are there.

> > > On Apr 1, 2015 4:02 PM, "Jim Maher" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> > >

> > >> You should have a SCSI bridge. It’s a small box that converts SCSI to

> > >> fiber.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> *From:* Wes S [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

> > >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 01, 2015 1:59 PM

> > >> *To:* Jim Maher

> > >> *Cc:* [log in to unmask]

> > >> *Subject:* RE: [HP3000-L] system abort

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> A6188A - 7100

> > >>

> > >> On Apr 1, 2015 3:56 PM, "Jim Maher" <[log in to unmask]>

> wrote:

> > >>

> > >> You said you are using a va array on a 969. What model? Also are you

> > >> using a SCSI/fc bridge?

> > >>

> > >> -----Original Message-----

> > >> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On

> > >> Behalf Of Wes S

> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 1:51 PM

> > >> To: [log in to unmask]

> > >> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] system abort

> > >>

> > >> VA is in ready state. We have power cycled all the hardware, had to

> > >> bring it up in a particular order. Tried booting 5 or 6 times now and

> > >> crashes when it gets to aggregate recovery of private  volume set.

> > >>  On Apr 1, 2015 3:48 PM, "Ryan C. Melander" <[log in to unmask]>

> wrote:

> > >>

> > >> >  VA's can be finicky, I would reboot VA. Before reloading anything.

> > >> > Is the VA in a ready state?  Anything showing in the VA logs?

> > >> >

> > >> >

> > >> >  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

> > >> >

> > >> >

> > >> > -------- Original message --------

> > >> > From: Wes S <[log in to unmask]>

> > >> > Date: 04/01/2015 1:44 PM (GMT-08:00)

> > >> > To: [log in to unmask]

> > >> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] system abort

> > >> >

> > >> >  Mapper shows all devices are there. We did that a while ago...:)

> > >> > On Apr 1, 2015 3:42 PM, "Mark Ranft" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> > >> >

> > >> > > The first thing I would do is BO PRI and instead of START

> > >> > > NORECOVERY.  I would run ODE MAPPER.  (Note:  This is MAPPER2 on

> > >> newer system).

> > >> > >

> > >> > > Hint:  At ISL> prompt type 'RUN ODE MAPPER'

> > >> > >

> > >> > > Verify you can see all the disks you think you should see.

> > >> > >

> > >> > > Mark Ranft

> > >> > > Pro 3K

> > >> > >

> > >> > >

> > >> >

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