Have you tried booting off the mirror disk ? -- Renaud
Jim Faut wrote: > I guess I should have known better. I proceeded anyway and now my > system won't boot. > > I thought LU was supposed to be "safe" :-( Now I just get a GRUB > command prompt. I have no idea what to do with that. I can boot in > single user mode and mount the various slices, but I don't know what I > am supposed to do to get this thing to boot now. I have tried running > /mnt/sbin/luactivate after mounting each slice, but it complains each > time that it's not a valid boot slice for the mirror. > > I wanna scream ... > > - Jim > > On Mar 6, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Renaud Manus wrote: > >> It seems that there is a bug[1] in the script so instead of installing >> GRUB on submirror /dev/rdsk/c3d0s0, it tried on >> /dev/rdsk//dev/rdsk/c3d0s0 which obviously failed. >> >> So, I'd say that GRUB is installed on one part of the mirror only. >> You can probably repair it by running installgrub manually but even >> with that it might not be sufficient. >> >> -- Renaud >> >> [1] >> 6782215 luactivate with SVM fails due to incorrect parsing of >> 'metastat -p' output >> 6723956 cannot boot an BE using u6 Lu packages and solaris 1/06, >> errors parsing metastat in lux86menu_prop >> >> Jim Faut wrote: >>> LOL. You beat me to it. I just figured this out. I have 7zip >>> installed and I got further this time. However, the script still >>> produced some errors. Should this concern me? >>> FYI --- My root is mirrored >>> bash-3.2# metastat -c >>> d40 m 19GB d41 d42 >>> d41 s 19GB c1d0s4 >>> d42 s 19GB c3d0s4 >>> d20 m 423GB d21 d22 >>> d21 s 423GB c1d0s3 >>> d22 s 423GB c3d0s3 >>> d10 m 19GB d11 d12 >>> d11 s 19GB c1d0s0 >>> d12 s 19GB c3d0s0 >>> d30 m 2.0GB d31 d32 >>> d31 s 2.0GB c1d0s1 >>> d32 s 2.0GB c3d0s1 >>> d40 is the mirror for the new 108 BE >>> d10 is the active 78 mirror >>> - Jim >>> bash-3.2# /usr/lib/lu/lux86menu_propagate /mnt/dvd >>> Validating the contents of the media </mnt/dvd>. >>> The media is a standard Solaris media. >>> The media contains a Solaris operating system image. >>> The media contains <Solaris> version <11>. >>> Installing latest Live Upgrade packages from media >>> Updating Live Upgrade packages on all BEs >>> Successfully updated Live Upgrade packages on all BEs >>> Successfully extracted GRUB from media >>> System has no GRUB slice >>> Installing GRUB bootloader to all GRUB based BEs >>> /dev/md/dsk/d10 >>> *ERROR: Cannot parse sub-mirror in </usr/sbin/metastat> output* >>> cannot open/stat device /dev/rdsk//dev/rdsk/c3d0s2 >>> *ERROR: installgrub failed for </dev/rdsk//dev/rdsk/c3d0s0>* >>> /dev/md/dsk/d40 >>> *ERROR: Cannot parse sub-mirror in </usr/sbin/metastat> output* >>> cannot open/stat device /dev/rdsk//dev/rdsk/c3d0s2 >>> *ERROR: installgrub failed for </dev/rdsk//dev/rdsk/c3d0s4>* >>> System does not have an applicable x86 boot partition >>> *ERROR: Install GRUB to all BEs is incomplete* >>> *ERROR: Install GRUB is incomplete* >>> Converting root entries to findroot >>> Generated boot signature <BE_d10> for BE <d10> >>> Added findroot entry for BE <d10> to GRUB menu >>> Generated boot signature <BE_snv_108> for BE <snv_108> >>> Added findroot entry for BE <snv_108> to GRUB menu >>> No more bootadm entries. Deletion of bootadm entries is complete. >>> GRUB menu default setting is unaffected >>> Done eliding bootadm entries. >>> File </boot/grub/menu.lst> propagation successful >>> Menu propagation successful >>> File </etc/lu/GRUB_slice> deletion successful >>> Successfully deleted GRUB_slice file >>> File </etc/lu/GRUB_root> deletion successful >>> Successfully deleted GRUB_root file >>> Propagating findroot GRUB for menu conversion. >>> File </etc/lu/installgrub.findroot> propagation successful >>> File </etc/lu/stage1.findroot> propagation successful >>> File </etc/lu/stage2.findroot> propagation successful >>> Deleting stale GRUB loader from all BEs. >>> File </etc/lu/installgrub.latest> deletion successful >>> File </etc/lu/stage1.latest> deletion successful >>> File </etc/lu/stage2.latest> deletion successful >>> Conversion was successful >>> Thanks, >>> Jim >>> On Mar 6, 2009, at 10:21 AM, Andrew Watkins wrote: >>>> >>>> Jim, >>>> >>>> It is there: >>>> >>>> # lofiadm -a /export/iso/sol-nv-b108-x86-dvd.iso >>>> # mount -o ro -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /mnt >>>> # >>>> # pkginfo -d /mnt/Solaris_11/Product SUNWp7zip >>>> system SUNWp7zip The p7zip compression and archiving utility >>>> >>>> # pkgadd -d /mnt/Solaris_11/Product SUNWp7zip >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>> >>>> Jim Faut wrote: >>>>> Renaud, >>>>> How do I install this from the media? I tried looking for >>>>> SUNW7zip, but that search came up empty. What I did find was >>>>> SUNWp7zip. However, trying to install it I got this message: >>>>> bash-3.2# pkgadd -d SUNWp7zip >>>>> pkgadd: ERROR: no packages were found in >>>>> </mnt/dvd/Solaris_11/Product/SUNWp7zip> >>>>> Is there some other command I should run? >>>>> - Jim >>>>> On Mar 6, 2009, at 9:12 AM, Renaud Manus wrote: >>>>>> This is probably because SUNW7zip is missing on the current BE. >>>>>> >>>>>> Try installing manually SUNW7zip from the cdrom first. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Renaud >>>>>> >>>>>> Jim Faut wrote: >>>>>>> Renaud, >>>>>>> I have done that, and it worked ok. I have moved on to running >>>>>>> the live upgrade and now I have the following error. Any ideas? >>>>>>> I check the md5sum of the iso image and it matches the one posted >>>>>>> on the d/l site. >>>>>>> bash-3.2$ md5sum sol-nv-b108-x86-dvd.iso >>>>>>> 2b6e1d3178f9b25f00ebcb9f448b04a0 sol-nv-b108-x86-dvd.iso >>>>>>> bash-3.2# /usr/lib/lu/lux86menu_propagate /mnt/dvd >>>>>>> Validating the contents of the media . >>>>>>> The media is a standard Solaris media. >>>>>>> The media contains a Solaris operating system image. >>>>>>> The media contains version . >>>>>>> Installing latest Live Upgrade packages from media >>>>>>> Updating Live Upgrade packages on all BEs >>>>>>> Successfully updated Live Upgrade packages on all BEs >>>>>>> *ERROR: Errors extracting SUNWcsr package from media . >>>>>>> ERROR: Cannot extract GRUB from supplied media . Exiting ... >>>>>>> * >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Jim >>>>>>> On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Renaud Manus wrote: >>>>>>>> Just upgrade the LU packages on your running BE from the install >>>>>>>> media. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> eg. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <...>/Solaris_11/Tools/Installers/liveupgrade20 -noconsole >>>>>>>> -nodisplay >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- Renaud >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jim Faut wrote: >>>>>>>>> I have read the documentation and several blogs on how to do >>>>>>>>> Live Upgrade. Can you please help me understand these issues? >>>>>>>>> I am trying to upgrade from NV78 to NV108. >>>>>>>>> 1) All the documentation says that I need to patch my system >>>>>>>>> prior to running the live upgrade. Does this apply to SNV as >>>>>>>>> well? I started by trying to patch the patch packages, but it >>>>>>>>> complained that the packages on my system were not compatible >>>>>>>>> with the ones in the patch. I downloaded the patches from >>>>>>>>> sunsolve, but I don't know if they are applicable to SNV. >>>>>>>>> 2) I tried running Update Center. It prompted me for >>>>>>>>> registration. Do I need a Service Plan Number in order to run >>>>>>>>> Update Center? Anyway, it failed with a message about "Error in >>>>>>>>> SCN/Cacao Update License". What does this mean? >>>>>>>>> 3) I guess I can try running the Live Upgrade commands without >>>>>>>>> patching the system, but is this the recommended approach? I >>>>>>>>> don't want to hose this server. >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Jim >>>>> <http://www.java.com> * Jim Faut * >>>>> *Sun Microsystems, Inc.* >>>>> US >>>>> Phone x51682/+1-303-955-3048 >>>>> Mobile 303-887-1847 >>>>> Fax 303-955-3048 >>>>> Conference 866-545-5227 Passcode 3546664# >>>>> Email Jim.Faut at Sun.COM <mailto:Jim.Faut at Sun.COM> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> install-discuss mailing list >>>>> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>> <mailto:install-discuss at opensolaris.org> >>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >>>> >>> <http://www.java.com> * Jim Faut * >>> *Sun Microsystems, Inc.* >>> US >>> Phone x51682/+1-303-955-3048 >>> Mobile 303-887-1847 >>> Fax 303-955-3048 >>> Conference 866-545-5227 Passcode 3546664# >>> Email Jim.Faut at Sun.COM <mailto:Jim.Faut at Sun.COM> > > <http://www.java.com> * Jim Faut * > > *Sun Microsystems, Inc.* > US > Phone x51682/+1-303-955-3048 > Mobile 303-887-1847 > Fax 303-955-3048 > Conference 866-545-5227 Passcode 3546664# > Email Jim.Faut at Sun.COM <mailto:Jim.Faut at Sun.COM> > >
