[555] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Re: aix3.1, afs3.1b and LED552
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob Andrews)
Tue Jan 28 20:25:13 1992
From: bob@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (Bob Andrews)
To: untermarzoner@vnet.ibm.com (Uwe A. Untermarzoner)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 92 16:22:57 PST
Cc: info-afs@transarc.com
In-Reply-To: <Added.AdVSg3z0Bi814CUE8H@transarc.com>; from "Uwe A. Untermarzoner" at Jan 28, 92 4:33 pm
Uwe A. Untermarzoner writes:
> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 92 16:33:31 CET
> From: "Uwe A. Untermarzoner" <untermarzoner@vnet.ibm.com>
> To: info-afs@transarc.com
> Subject: aix3.1, afs3.1b and LED552
>
> hello afs-fellows,
> did anyone ever try to make a "boot-image" of a running aix3.1 afs client
> or server?
> it seems that this is no more possible as soon as afs is installed.
> if you reload this image, booting will hold on LED552 (unable to varyon
> rootvg).
> is this a known problem with afs, are there any circumventions?
> the problem existes, even if the machine is booted without afs before taking
> the image.
>
> thanks for any info you could provide.
>
> regards.
>
> Uwe Untermarzoner IBM Academic Information Systems
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Yes, this is a known problem that we reported. The problem is in the
AFS version of v3fshelper in /etc/helpers. When you make a new
boot image by running "bosboot -a", you install the AFS version of
v3fshelper in the boot image, which for some reason, does not work.
To fix: boot your system off diskettes, run "/etc/continue hdisk0".
Then run "/etc/aix/logform /dev/hd8". This will wipe the log device
clean and allow you to reboot off of hard disk, but only once. Reboot
and fix the boot logical volume:
1) Install the original v3fshelper.
2) Run "bosboot -a" to fix the boot logical volume.
3) Replace v3fshelper with the AFS version (very important!!!).
I'm giving you these instructions from memory (it's been a while
since I've had to do this), so there may be minor mistakes in what
what I said (like syntax errors, etc).
Bob
