HP-UX

Good Day,
I've been trying to create a bootable recovery disk with no success. I've used the command ./make_recovery -A -d /dev/rmt/1m and get the command HP-UX System Recovery returned, and after about a minute an error is returned:

Code:

/var: write failed, file system is full
/var/tmp/uxinstlf.recovery: No space left on device
./make_recovery(226) prealloc failed. At least 32MB disk space needed.
./make_recovery(228) make_recovery(1m) encountered a fatal error.
./make_recovery(230) Please fix errors and try again.
Cleanup

So I've tried to erase the disk to create space, using the commands:

Code:

mt -f /dev/rmt/1m erase
mt -t /dev/rmt/1m erase 
mt /dev/rmt/1m erase

but all these attempts have the "unknown command" error returned to me.
I've tried tar -cvf /dev/rmt/1mnwith no luck either.
I then tried mediainit -v /dev/rmt/1mn which was accepted and worked, however, when I once again tried the
./make_recovery -A -d /dev/rmt/1mcommand, I still got the same error again(no space).

Your help would be much appreciated.

I'm no HP-UX expert but you say that you're trying to create a bootable disk. Do you meam CD/DVD?

In generic Unix terms I'm used to 'rmt' meaning "Raw Magnetic Tape" device so I don't understand what you're doing.

Check this out while we wait for a HP-UX expert to chip in.

Apologies. I'm using a 4GB DAT tape. The Hard drive that I need backed up is a 4GB SCSI drive. It's a really old system.

Okay, you're trying to create a mag tape that you can boot from? Yes?

One point is that most such scripts (creating bootable media of any type) stage themselves off working disk space so you'll need to ensure that the filesystem that the script wants to use as working space is not nearly full.

Come on guys! Where are the HP-UX experts who really know how this works?

Yes, mag tape to boot from.
Okay I think I undertsand what you mean. In my case this would be the /var/temp directory right?

Dunno. Try taking a look at the script "make_recovery" and see what it's doing and where it tries to put stuff.

NOTE TO MODERATORS: Although the OP has posted this in dummies it's not such a dumb question. Can we move the thread to HP-UX please where the right guys will see it. Thanks.

If it is /var/temp directory you need to know what filesystem that is on. Are any of your filesystems filling up? Of course, if it's an old system with small drives and you are trying to create a full system image, I guess that could be a problem. Try running it again and from another terminal run

Code:

df -v

repeatedly and see if a filesystem hits the top when you get the error.

I would start by giving more information on your system, is it (hopefully...) a server if so what model...
next we would need the ouput of bdf in order to tell you if it makes sense to use -A option and why your system is complaining (/var full? is it so?)

And the ouput of:

Code:

ioscan -funC tape