[SunHELP] boot-device
Peter Stokes
peter at ashlyn.co.uk
Fri Feb 3 15:11:55 CST 2017
Hi
I suspect the issue may be that it actually loaded a file from the disk, if
possible remove the primary all together.
Peter
> On 3 Feb 2017, at 20:16, Connolly, Michael - ITT Interconnect Solutions
<Michael.Connolly at itt.com> wrote:
>
> Forgot about that. Can't use public "shares" like drop box from work...
here
> is the text from the screen shot
>
> root at saecdteora%5: reboot
> Feb 2 13:50:07 saecdteora reboot: rebooted by root
> Feb 2 13:50:07 rpcbind: rpcbind terminating on signal.
> Feb 2 13:50:07 in.ndpd[165]: terminated
> syncing file systems... done
> rebooting...
> Resetting ...Probing system devices
> screen not found.
> keyboard not found.
> Keyboard not present. Using ttya for input and output.
> Probing system devices
>
>
> Sun Fire 280R (2 X UltraSPARC-III+) , No Keyboard
> Copyright 1998-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
> OpenBoot 4.16.4, 4096 MB memory installed, Serial #51832403.
> Ethernet address 0:3:ba:16:e6:53, Host ID: 8316e653.
>
>
>
> Rebooting with command: boot
> Boot device: primary_boot File and args:
> Boot load failed.
> The file just loaded does not appear to be executable.
> {0} ok boot altboot1
> Boot device: /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,qlc at 2/fp at 0,0/disk at w50020f230000b788,0:a
File
> and args:
> SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_118558-28 64-bit
> Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
> Use is subject to license terms.
> WARNING: forceload of misc/md_trans failed
> WARNING: forceload of misc/md_raid failed
> WARNING: forceload of misc/md_hotspares failed
> WARNING: forceload of misc/md_sp failed
> configuring IPv4 interfaces: eri0.
> configuring IPv6 interfaces: eri0.
> Hostname: saecdteora
> The system is coming up. Please wait.
> checking ufs filesystems
>
>
> etc., etc.....
> *********
>
>
> Michael J. Connolly
> PLM Consultant/Solution Architect
> ITT Cannon LLC
> 56 Technology Drive
> Irvine, CA 92618
> Office: 714.628.2306
> Michael.Connolly at itt.com
>
> "The only source of knowledge is experience." - Albert Einstein
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SunHELP [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Peter
Stokes
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 12:03 PM
> To: The SunHELP List
> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] boot-device
>
> Hi
>
> Attachments get stripped, so an alternative download location is needed,
some
> use Dropbox
>
> Peter
>
>> On 3 Feb 2017, at 18:25, Connolly, Michael - ITT Interconnect
>> Solutions
> <Michael.Connolly at itt.com> wrote:
>>
>> screenshot attached
>>
>> red line shows error
>>
>> green line points to me having to type "boot altboot1"
>>
>> Now, remember, I wiped the OS from the primary_boot drive so I would
>> expect
> a
>> boot failure. just don't know why it isn't automatically failing over
>> to
> boot
>> from altboot1 without human intervention.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael J. Connolly
>> PLM Consultant/Solution Architect
>> ITT Cannon LLC
>> 56 Technology Drive
>> Irvine, CA 92618
>> Office: 714.628.2306
>> Michael.Connolly at itt.com
>>
>> "The only source of knowledge is experience." - Albert Einstein
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SunHELP [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Peter
> Stokes
>> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 12:42 AM
>> To: The SunHELP List
>> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] boot-device
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Ok understand. Normally you would store them permanently so not need
>> to reissue each boot.
>>
>> What actually happens when the machine comes up?
>>
>> Screen shot would be good
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>> On 2 Feb 2017, at 22:52, "Connolly, Michael - ITT Interconnect
Solutions"
>>> <Michael.Connolly at itt.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> "use-nvramrc?" is set to true:
>>>
>>> use-nvramrc?=true
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "nvramrc" is set to the 3 devalias(es) for the 3 boot drives:
>>>
>>> nvramrc=devalias primary_boot
>>> /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,qlc at 1/fp at 0,0/disk at w50020f230000f51a,0:a devalias
>> altboot1
>>> /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,qlc at 2/fp at 0,0/disk at w50020f230000b788,0:a devalias
>> altboot2
>>> /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,qlc at 3/fp at 0,0/disk at w50020f2300002d1d,0:a
>>>
>>> I'm quite sure this worked when we tested it years ago...
>>>
>>> Now, one thing I didn't say was that I wiped the OS off the
"primary_boot"
>>> drive in preparation for a refresh from tape but this should appear
>>> to
>> Solaris
>>> as a bad drive and move on to altboot1 to do the boot. And yes, I ran
>>> installboot on all 3 boot drives.
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael J. Connolly
>>> PLM Consultant/Solution Architect
>>> ITT Cannon LLC
>>> 56 Technology Drive
>>> Irvine, CA 92618
>>> Office: 714.628.2306
>>> Michael.Connolly at itt.com
>>>
>>> "The only source of knowledge is experience." - Albert Einstein
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: SunHELP [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Peter
>> Stokes
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 2:20 PM
>>> To: The SunHELP List
>>> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] boot-device
>>>
>>> Hi Michael
>>>
>>> Hmmm....
>>>
>>> Out of interest what happens as I would expect it to work as well?
>>>
>>> One thing is that the nvramrc appears to be set to something and set
>>> to
>> true,
>>> why?
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>> On 2 Feb 2017, at 17:55, Connolly, Michael - ITT Interconnect
>>>> Solutions
>>> <Michael.Connolly at itt.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a Solaris 9 system with 3-way mirroring of OS and apps
>>>> (Disksuite 4.2.1). When I set this up (a long time ago in a galaxy
>>>> far, far away) I
>>> set
>>>>
>>>> boot-device=primary_boot altboot1 altboot2
>>>>
>>>> where each of those names have a devalias in nvramrc.
>>>>
>>>> I have tested the commands/boot devices individually yet manually
>>>>
>>>> boot primary_boot
>>>>
>>>> boot altboot1
>>>>
>>>> boot altboot2
>>>>
>>>> and each of them will boot from the OK prompt just fine.
>>>>
>>>> However, I thought that if boot-device was set like I have it (3
>>>> different boot devices) and say, primary_boot was dead, that Solaris
>>>> would be smart enough to automatically move down the list and try
>>>> altboot1. I even swore I tested this and it worked (in that far away
>>> galaxy).
>>>>
>>>> Now, it does not. I thought this was the idea with 3 way mirroring?
>>>>
>>>> Ideas? TIA
>>>>
>>>> eeprom:
>>>> test-args: data not available.
>>>> diag-passes=1
>>>> pcia-probe-list=4,1
>>>> pcib-probe-list=5,6,1,2,3,4
>>>> local-mac-address?=false
>>>> fcode-debug?=false
>>>> silent-mode?=false
>>>> scsi-initiator-id=7
>>>> oem-logo: data not available.
>>>> oem-logo?=false
>>>> oem-banner: data not available.
>>>> oem-banner?=false
>>>> ansi-terminal?=true
>>>> screen-#columns=80
>>>> screen-#rows=34
>>>> ttyb-rts-dtr-off=false
>>>> ttyb-ignore-cd=true
>>>> ttya-rts-dtr-off=false
>>>> ttya-ignore-cd=true
>>>> ttyb-mode=9600,8,n,1,-
>>>> ttya-mode=9600,8,n,1,-
>>>> output-device=screen
>>>> input-device=keyboard
>>>> load-base=16384
>>>> auto-boot?=true
>>>> boot-command=boot
>>>> diag-file=disk
>>>> diag-device=disk
>>>> boot-file: data not available.
>>>> boot-device=primary_boot altboot1 altboot2 use-nvramrc?=true
>>>> nvramrc=devalias primary_boot
>>>> /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,qlc at 1/fp at 0,0/disk at w50020f230000f51a,0:a devalias
>>> altboot1
>>>> /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,qlc at 2/fp at 0,0/disk at w50020f230000b788,0:a devalias
>>> altboot2
>>>> /pci at 8,700000/SUNW,qlc at 3/fp at 0,0/disk at w50020f2300002d1d,0:a
>>>> security-mode=none
>>>> security-password: data not available.
>>>> security-#badlogins=0
>>>> diag-out-console=false
>>>> #power-cycles=74
>>>> diag-script=none
>>>> diag-level=min
>>>> diag-switch?=false
>>>> error-reset-recovery=boot
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michael J. Connolly
>>>> PLM Consultant/Solution Architect
>>>> ITT Cannon LLC
>>>> 56 Technology Drive
>>>> Irvine, CA 92618
>>>> Office: 714.628.2306
>>>> Michael.Connolly at itt.com<mailto:Michael.Connolly at itt.com>
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>>>> "The only source of knowledge is experience." - Albert Einstein
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