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Recovery from "Out of Disk Space" during Update

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It is now possible to recover from "Out of Disk Space" during an Update. UPDATE will skip any file if it cannot be added to LDEV 1.

You will see error and status messages on the console at the point the file is skipped and at the end of UPDATE. At the end of the UPDATE, when the system normally boots, the system will stop. The operator must boot the machine manually. Messages will stay on the console including a form of the following message. 

  ERROR.
  
  This UPDATE did not restore all files from the tape.(UPDERR 1001)
  There were    # files not restored because of out of disk space.
  There were      # files not restored for other than disk space
  reasons.
  
  There is more information about the error conditions in previous
  messages.
  START the system, create more free disk space and run this
  UPDATE again.
  Correct the problems and run this UPDATE again.
  Correct the problems, START the system, create more free disk
  space and run this UPDATE again.
  END of LOAD(update).

What You Should Do

Follow these steps to correct the problem:

  1. Determine the reason the files were skipped.

  2. Start the system.

  3. Correct the problem.

  4. Shut the system down.

  5. Do the UPDATE again.

Files Skipped because Out of Disk Space

If there were files skipped because of an "Out of Disk Space" error, look at the messages on the console to determine which files were skipped.

  1. Confirm that these three files have been restored to disk: 

    
  ISL.MPEXL.SYS, MMSAVE.MPEXL.SYS, START.MPEXL.SYS

  2. Boot the system.

  3. Free some disk space on LDEV 1.

  4. Shut the system down.

  5. Redo the UPDATE from the same tape.

(The files ISL.MPEXL.SYS and MMSAVE.MPEXL.SYS are small so there should not be a problem restoring them. The file START.MPEXL.SYS is large, but under reasonable conditions instead of just skipping it, the file DUMPAREA.MPEXL.SYS is purged by UPDATE to make room for START.MPEXL.SYS. If DUMPAREA.MPEXL.SYS is purged, it will be replaced by UPDATE when enough disk space is available.)

Files Skipped Because of Other Reasons

If files were skipped for other than disk space reasons, determine the cause. There will be error and status messages on the console. When a call to HPFOPEN returns an error status, that status is always displayed on the console. This is the key to the cause of the problem. Whatever the problem, it must be corrected.

  1. Correct the problems that have been found.

  2. If there are still problems to correct, start the system and correct them.

  3. If you started the system, shut the system down.

  4. UPDATE again from the same tape.

Missing Messages

If error messages have scrolled off the screen and you need the information, try the UPDATE again. The same conditions should exist and the same messages should be generated.

If This Does Not Work

If the steps above do not resolve the problem, contact your support representative. Trained Hewlett-Packard Response Center engineers can recover some systems.

When to Continue

If you have experienced problems during an Update, you can continue when the following conditions are met:

  1. UPDATE has completed successfully.

  2. All files from the SLT have been restored to disk.

  3. The system is up and running.

  4. There is some free space on LDEV 1.



Determining Available Disk Space

Using the SHOWUSAGE Command