Recovery from LED 551, 555, or 557 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2


Contents

About this document
Causes of an LED 551, 555, or 557 in AIX 3.1 or 3.2
Summary of the recovery procedure
Procedure

About this document

WARNING: Please do not use this document if the system is a /usr client, diskless client, or dataless client.

WARNING: Do not use this procedure on an AFS fileserver. Doing so may remove all AFS fileserver data because fsck would be run on the AFS volumes.


Causes of an LED 551, 555, or 557

The known causes of an LED 551, 555, or 557 during an IPL are:


Summary of the recovery procedure

To diagnose and fix the problem, you will need to boot from bootable media, run logform on /dev/hd8, and run fsck to fix any file systems that may be corrupted.


Procedure

WARNING: Please do not use this document if the system is a /usr client, diskless client, or dataless client.

  1. Turn the key to the Service position.

  2. With BOSboot diskettes or tapes of the same version and level as the operating system, boot the system.

    WARNING: If you boot a 3.2 system with 3.1 media, or boot a 3.1
    system with 3.2 media, then you will not be able to use
    the standard scripts (getrootfs or /etc/continue) to
    bring your workstation into full maintenance mode.

    Moreover, performing the scripts on a 3.1 system with
    3.2 boot media may actually remove some files and
    prevent your system from booting successfully in normal
    mode until missing files (/etc/mount and /etc/umount) are
    replaced on the disk.

    NOTES:
    • For information on BOSboot diskettes, refer to the product documentation.
    • If booting from diskettes, when you see LED c07, insert the next diskette. This may be the optional display extensions diskette (required for AIX 3.2.5) or the display diskette.
    • If you have AIX 3.2.5, used a fddi network install, and selected that option for the install device, you will need the communications extensions diskette. If this diskette is not available, you can build it from another system with fddi installed or call your branch office for assistance.
    • Receiving a 551, 555, or 557 on this step indicates the diskette or tape is not operating. The machine tries to boot off of the fixed disk. Try it again with the new BOSboot diskettes or tape.

    Follow the prompts to the installation/maintenance menu.

  3. Choose the maintenance shell (option 5 for AIX 3.1, option 4 for AIX 3.2).

  4. Determine the hdisk# to use with the getrootfs or /etc/continue command. If you have only one disk, then hdisk0 is the proper hdisk# to use. If you have more than one disk, do the following:

    • For AIX 3.2.4 or later:

      Execute the following command:

         getrootfs
      

      The output indicates the disk that should be used with the getrootfs command in the next step.

    • For AIX 3.1 to 3.2.3e:

      Execute the following command:

         lqueryvg -Atp hdisk# | grep hd5
      
      for each hdisk# (hdisk0, hdisk1, etc.) until you get output similar to the following:
         00005264feb3631c.2  hd5 1
      
      The exact output you get will be different but will follow the form:
         large_number.x  hd5 1
      

      You may find more than one disk with this output. These will all be disks which belong to the rootvg volume group. Any of the disks identified to be in rootvg may be used in the following step.

  5. Now access the rootvg volume group by running /etc/continue (for AIX 3.1) or getrootfs (for AIX 3.2). (# is the number of the fixed disk, determined in step 4.)

    For AIX 3.1 only, enter:

       /etc/continue hdisk# sh
    

    For AIX 3.2 only, enter:

       getrootfs hdisk# sh
    

    If you get errors indicating that a physical volume is missing from the rootvg, run diagnostics on the physical volumes to find out if you have a bad disk. Do not continue with the rest of the steps in this document.

    If you get other errors from getrootfs or /etc/continue, do not continue with the rest of the steps in this document. Correct the problem causing the error. If you need assistance correcting the problem causing the error, contact one of the following:

    • local branch office
    • your point of sale
    • your AIX support center

    All of the preceding avenues for assistance may be billable.

  6. For AIX 3.2.4 or greater, enter the following command:
       ODMDIR=/etc/objrepos
    
  7. Format the default jfslog for the rootvg JFS file systems.

    For AIX 3.1 only, enter:

       /etc/aix/logform /dev/hd8
    

    For AIX 3.2 only, enter:

       /usr/sbin/logform /dev/hd8
    

    Answer YES when asked if you want to destroy the log.

  8. Next, run the following commands to check and repair file systems. (The -y option gives fsck permission to repair file systems when necessary.)
       fsck -y /dev/hd1
       fsck -y /dev/hd2
       fsck -y /dev/hd3
       fsck -y /dev/hd4
    
    For AIX 3.2 only, also enter:
       fsck -y /dev/hd9var
    
  9. Type exit. The file systems will automatically mount after you type exit. If you receive any error messages, stop here to evaluate them. If possible, correct the problems identified by the error messages.

  10. If you are running the Andrew File System (AFS), use the following commands to find out whether you have more than one version of the v3fshelper file.

    In AIX 3.1, enter:

       cd /etc/helpers
    

    In AIX 3.2, enter:

       cd /sbin/helpers
    

    Then in both AIX 3.1 and 3.2, enter:

       ls -l v3fshelper*
    

    If you have only one version of the v3fshelper file (for example, v3fshelper), proceed to step 11.

    If there is a version of v3fshelper marked as original (for example, v3fshelper.orig), run the following series of commands:

       copy v3fshelper v3fshelper.afs
       copy v3fshelper.orig v3fshelper
    
  11. Determine which disk is the boot disk with the lslv command. The boot disk will be shown in the PV1 column of the lslv output.
       lslv -m hd5
    
    WARNING: Please do not proceed further if the system is a /usr client, diskless client, or dataless client.

  12. Recreate the boot image and alter the boot list. (hdisk# is the boot disk determined in step 11.)
       bosboot -a -d /dev/hdisk#
       bosboot -u -d /dev/hdisk#
    
  13. If you copied the v3fshelper file in step 10, copy the AFS file system helper back to v3fshelper:
       copy v3fshelper.afs v3fshelper
    
  14. Check the installed configuration files in the root file systems. If either of these commands produce any output, the problem must be evaluated and/or resolved.
    	lppchk -c
    	lppchk -v
    

  15. Run the configuration manager in phase 2 to check device configuration. If any errors are reported from this command, the device configuration must be corrected.
             cfgmgr -v > /tmp/cfgmgr.out 2>&1
    

  16. With the key in Normal position, enter:
       shutdown -Fr
    

If you followed all of the preceding steps and the system still stops at an LED 551, 555, or 557 during a reboot in normal mode, you may want to pursue further system recovery assistance from one of the following:

All of the preceding avenues for assistance may be billable.

For reasons of time and the integrity of your AIX operating system, the best alternative at this point may be to reinstall AIX.




[ Doc Ref: 90605189014740     Publish Date: Oct. 12, 2000     4FAX Ref: 1746 ]