i tried to restore a server from a ufsdump. For your information, the ufsdump was created on a v440 and i have to restore it to a v240... is it supported? should it work? don't know but i try!
the problem is after restoring the filesystem, modify the vfstab, system file and install bootblok solaris boots but goes into maintenance because he cannot mount /usr...
on the original server the /usr filesystem was located on c2t0d0s3 but here it is c1t3d0s3... does it mater? anyway
this is the bootprocess:
Code:
Sun Fire V240, No Keyboard
Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.30.4.a, 12800 MB memory installed, Serial #60304567.
Ethernet address 0:3:ba:98:2c:b7, Host ID: 83982cb7.
Rebooting with command: boot disk3
Boot device: /pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@3,0 File and args: -r
SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_118833-36 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Hardware watchdog enabled
Failed to plumb IPv4 interface(s): ce0
Hostname: test
ERROR: svc:/system/filesystem/root:default failed to mount /usr (see 'svcs -x' for details)
Requesting System Maintenance Mode
(See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.)
Console login service(s) cannot run
Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass):
what can i do? is there a way to fix that or is it impossible due to different HW?
Firstly, failed to plumb ce0 is probably as simple as ce0 interface does not exist on this hardware. Solaris tries to plumb this because you have a file /etc/hostname.ce0 existing on the root filesystem. Remove this file. You may need to plumb and configure the actual interfaces for this hardware but that's easy.
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Secondly, your device nodes eg. c2t0d0 are wrong.
Try this:-
Boot from CD and mount your harddisk root filesystem under /a
Also you should use the -r switch (reconfigure) boot -r
or use "touch reconfigure" to put an empty file called reconfigure into the top (/) of your harddisk root filesystem which I believe does the same job.
Last edited by hicksd8; 10-04-2017 at 04:11 AM..
Reason: Tidy up typo's
thank you hicksd8
i have ignored that part of the network interface, i know that there is no ce0 interface, should be eri0... but the server should boot with this error..
i will try to delete all entries you have suggested and check again the vfstab...
i'll give shortly a update!
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OMG that worked!! :-D
Code:
{1} ok boot disk3
Boot device: /pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@3,0 File and args:
SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_118833-36 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Hardware watchdog enabled
Failed to plumb IPv4 interface(s): ce0
Hostname: test
Configuring devices.
testconsole login:
i've already tried with the boot-archive but this was not used in Solaris 10 U3 :-)
Code:
-bash-3.2# bootadm update-archive -v -R /restore/root/
system not archive-based -no boot block
/restore/root/: not a boot archive based Solaris instance
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