Re: [foxboro] Restoring AW51B to larger drive
- From: "Doucet, Terrence" <tdoucet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:40:44 -0400
Tim,
Steve's help is better than my suggestion. The Informix tape is the one =
we do not want to restore.
Terry
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[mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Mize, Stephen
Envoy=E9=A0: 18 octobre 2007 10:32
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Objet=A0: Re: [foxboro] Restoring AW51B to larger drive
This may help!!!
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In case of a drive failure or replacement of a drive that exhibiting =
read and write errors, follow this procedure. It covers, installing 6.2 =
day 0 software on to a AW51B 18 GB hard drive (this is done to set up =
the partitions on the drive) and restoring the drive from a backup =
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Please read the completed procedure, you need to understand it before =
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To install 6.2 day 0 and restore a backup tape/tapes on a AW51B 18.2 GB =
hard drive.
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1. Boot with 6.2 day 0 Cdrom.
At the OK prompt type: boot cdrom. (with the 6.2 day 0 cd in the drive)
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2. At the login prompt=20
type: root (logs in to the station)
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3. Copy the file md.db.18200.aw51.Z to the /tmp dir=20
type: cp /cdrom/databases/md.db.18200.aw51.Z /tmp
(copies the file to the /tmp dir for installation on a =
18 GB drive)
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4. Install I/A 6.2 day 0 on to the hard drive.=20
type: ia_install (follow the prompts type of station etc; AW51 B)
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5. Check to be sure the station boots after the day 0 load.
type: reboot -- -r (reboots the station to a day 0)
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6. After a good reboot, shutdown and halt the AW.
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7. Boot station with the day 0 cdrom and do the restore without =
restoring the raw partition. The raw partition has the information on =
the hard drive size and it is no longer correct. The correct information =
was placed on the drive when the day 0 was installed.
Type: boot cdrom (with 6.2 day 0 cd in drive)
Type: restore (with the first or only backup tape in the tape drive)
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If the backup was done using the dmp0_8MM command, you will have 3 =
tapes continue with instruction 8. The first 2 tapes will be restored.
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If the backup was done with the backup command, you will have 1 tape =
continue with instruction 9. The first 2 sections of the tape will be =
restored.
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8. Enter the station type AP, AW or WP.
Type: AW
Answer y (yes) to the question: Were these tapes made using a dmp0_8MM =
utility? Type: y =20
Please load tape containing file system dump level 0 tape and press =
<CR>. Press enter (this will restore the /, /var, /usr and /opt =
partitions)
Were these dump tapes created with a concatenated /opt partition? Answer =
n (no) type: n (now completing the /opt partition)
Please load tape containing the Informix raw partition and press <CR>.
Load tape 2 Informix tape in to drive. Wait till tape settles.
Press: enter (this will load the Informix data)
Please load tape containing the mirrored_disk raw database =
/dsk/rdsd/c0t0d0s3 and press <CR>
DO NOT PRESS ENTER.
We do not want to restore the mirrored_disk raw database. Press Ctrl, c =
this will stop restore.
The restore is now complete. Restart the station.
Type: halt
At the ok prompt type: boot -r
The station will reboot on the 18 GB drive.=20
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9. Enter the station type AP, AW or WP.
Type: AW
Answer y (yes) to the question: Were these tapes made using a dmp0_8MM =
utility? Type: y =20
Please load tape containing file system dump level 0 tape and press =
<CR>. Press enter (this will restore the /, /var, /usr and /opt =
partitions)
Were these dump tapes created with a concatenated /opt partition? Answer =
n (no) type: n (now completing the /opt partition)
Please load tape containing the Informix raw partition and press <CR>.
There is 1 tape when the backup command is used and it contains the =
Informix data. You leave the tape in the drive.
Press: enter (Informix data will be located on the tape and loaded)
Please load tape containing the mirrored_disk raw database =
/dsk/rdsd/c0t0d0s3 and press <CR>
DO NOT PRESS ENTER.
We do not want to restore the mirrored_disk raw database. Press Ctrl c, =
this will stop restore.
The restore is now complete. Restart the station.
Type: halt
At the ok prompt type: boot -r
The station will reboot on the 18 GB drive.=20
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10. I would be a good time to make a new backup tape. Be sure to label =
the tape software release level, letterbug, the date and that it backed =
up an 18 GB drive.
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From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Boulay, Russ
Sent: Thu 10/18/2007 9:18 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Restoring AW51B to larger drive
Did you perform an ia_install on the hd first to establish partition
sizes
The restore your tape...
Russ Boulay
Global Product Support
Invensys Process Systems
Foxboro, MA, USA 02035
Telephone: +1-866-746-6477 (USA, Canada)
+1-508-549-2424 (Worldwide)
E-mail: ips.csc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Rarden, Tim
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:13 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] Restoring AW51B to larger drive
All,
Am attempting to restore an AW51B to a station with 4.2GB hard drive.
Original has a 1GB hard drive I believe. Anyway the restore seems
successful but when rebooting it cycles with "PANIC: vfs_mountroot:
Cannot mount root" Error.
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Any help would be appreciated.
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Best Regards,
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Tim Rarden
Process Control Engineer
SMART PAPERS HOLDINGS LLC
"You're Brilliant. We're SMART. Imagine the Possibilities"
601 N. B Street
Hamilton, OH 45013
(Direct) 513-869-5278
(Cell) 513-240-6680
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