Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

We have a mkcd image we would like to restore back to, but it's giving us the following error after we select all the restore options:

image.data has invalid logical volume data
Can not continue

At this point the restore loops back to the start of the restore options screens. This also happens with new mkcd images created on this server.

The only advice we can find for this error is to "Use the default image.data file supplied with product media."

(from http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.install/doc/insgdrf/bos_system_and_error_msgs.htm)
Not being entirely sure what this means we've tried many different things including injecting an image.data into the existing cd-iso and reburning, and creating a new mkcd with the -i flag set to use the default image.data. None of these options are working.

We've tried creating a bootable disk from the same server following the instructions in /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/README and selecting to install from a System Backup.
If anyone can offer any suggestions I'd be very grateful. Preferably we'd like to restore the old image, but right now being able to take a new mkcd and restore from that would be something.

System is 5200-00 on System Model: IBM,7026-B80 which is a CHRP system.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Please post the image.data here.

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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Sure, here you go.

Thanks...

image_data: IMAGE_TYPE= bff DATE_TIME= Fri 26 Feb 15:10:16 2010 UNAME_INFO= AIX d06ad10d 2 5 004460AA4C00 PRODUCT_TAPE= no USERVG_LIST= PLATFORM= chrp OSLEVEL= 5.2.0.50 OSLEVEL_R= 5200-00 CPU_ID= 004460AA4C00 LPAR_ID=   logical_volume_policy: SHRINK= no EXACT_FIT= no   ils_data: LANG=  en_GB   ##Command used 

for vg_data; /usr/sbin/lsvg   vg_data: VGNAME= rootvg PPSIZE= 32 VARYON= yes VG_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 QUORUM= 1 CONC_CAPABLE= no ENH_CONC_CAPABLE= no CONC_AUTO= no BIGVG= no TFACTOR= 1   ##Command used 

for source_disk_data; /usr/sbin/bootinfo   source_disk_data: PVID= 004460aa82b4288e PHYSICAL_LOCATION= P2/Z1-A9 CONNECTION= scsi0
//9,0 LOCATION= 10-88-00-9,0 SIZE_MB= 17357 HDISKNAME= hdisk0   source_disk_data: PVID= 0044a02a8d2ba6ab PHYSICAL_LOCATION= P2/Z1-Aa CONNECTION= scsi0
//10,0 LOCATION= 10-88-00-10,0 SIZE_MB= 17357 HDISKNAME= hdisk1   ##Command used 

for lv_data; /usr/sbin/lslv   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.1 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd5 VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= boot MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 1 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= edge MOUNT_POINT= MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on/ACTIVE LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= closed/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 2 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= no UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 1 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.2 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd4_new VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= jfs MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 160 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= middle MOUNT_POINT= /usr MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on/ACTIVE LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 320 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= yes UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= /usr_new MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 152 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.3 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd8 VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= jfslog MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 1 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= center MOUNT_POINT= MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= off LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 2 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= no UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 1 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.4 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd4 VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= jfs MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 2 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= center MOUNT_POINT= /  MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on/ACTIVE LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 4 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= no UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= /  MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 2 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.6 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd9var VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= jfs MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 16 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= center MOUNT_POINT= /var MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on/ACTIVE LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 32 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= no UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= /var MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 5 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.7 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd3 VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= jfs MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 16 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= center MOUNT_POINT= /tmp MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on/ACTIVE LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 32 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= no UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= /tmp MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 4 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.8 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd1 VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= jfs MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 32 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= center MOUNT_POINT= /home MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on/ACTIVE LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 64 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= no UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= /home MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 24 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.9 LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd10opt VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= jfs MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 19 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= center MOUNT_POINT= /opt MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on/ACTIVE LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 38 BB_POLICY= relocatable RELOCATABLE= no UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= /opt MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 13 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   lv_data: VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0 hdisk1 LV_IDENTIFIER= 004460aa00004c00000001005345073f.10 LOGICAL_VOLUME= paging00 VG_STAT= active/complete TYPE= paging MAX_LPS= 512 COPIES= 2 LPs= 16 STALE_PPs= 0 INTER_POLICY= minimum INTRA_POLICY= center MOUNT_POINT= MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= off LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes PERMISSION= read/write LV_STATE= opened/syncd WRITE_VERIFY= off PP_SIZE= 32 SCHED_POLICY= parallel PP= 32 BB_POLICY= non-relocatable RELOCATABLE= yes UPPER_BOUND= 32 LABEL= MAPFILE= LV_MIN_LPS= 16 STRIPE_WIDTH= STRIPE_SIZE= SERIALIZE_IO= no   ##Commands used 

for fs_data; /usr/bin/df, /usr/sbin/lsjfs, and /usr/sbin/lsjfs2   fs_data: FS_NAME= /usr FS_SIZE= 10485760 FS_MIN_SIZE= 9944776 FS_LV= /dev/hd4_new FS_FS= 4096 FS_NBPI= 4096 FS_COMPRESS= no FS_BF= 

false FS_AGSIZE= 8   fs_data: FS_NAME= /  FS_SIZE= 131072 FS_MIN_SIZE= 72632 FS_LV= /dev/hd4 FS_FS= 4096 FS_NBPI= 2048 FS_COMPRESS= no FS_BF= 

false FS_AGSIZE= 8   fs_data: FS_NAME= /var FS_SIZE= 1048576 FS_MIN_SIZE= 306856 FS_LV= /dev/hd9var FS_FS= 4096 FS_NBPI= 4096 FS_COMPRESS= no FS_BF= 

true FS_AGSIZE= 32   fs_data: FS_NAME= /tmp FS_SIZE= 1048576 FS_MIN_SIZE= 230472 FS_LV= /dev/hd3 FS_FS= 4096 FS_NBPI= 4096 FS_COMPRESS= no FS_BF= 

false FS_AGSIZE= 8   fs_data: FS_NAME= /home FS_SIZE= 2097152 FS_MIN_SIZE= 1548816 FS_LV= /dev/hd1 FS_FS= 512 FS_NBPI= 4096 FS_COMPRESS= no FS_BF= 

false FS_AGSIZE= 8   fs_data: FS_NAME= /opt FS_SIZE= 1245184 FS_MIN_SIZE= 801136 FS_LV= /dev/hd10opt FS_FS= 512 FS_NBPI= 4096 FS_COMPRESS= no FS_BF= 

false FS_AGSIZE= 8   post_install_data: BOSINST_FILE=

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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

The only two things I found out of place, that "might" be causing the errors are:

1. The name of the LV mounting onto /usr is hd4_new instead of hd2.
2. The primary paging space hd6 is missing. There is only paging00.

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Originally posted by: LeoAN

Thanks a lot, even i had the same issue and found that the hd6 is not available. i recreated hd6 and recreated the image.data. now everything works fine.
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