HP UX System Management Software manual Common Errors Dev/rdsk/cntndn is an invalid operand

Consider creating a new file system for /var/opt/ignite. This could keep Ignite-UX from impacting other applications using /var if it fills /var/opt/ignite with depots and archives. Detailed instructions for this procedure are found in the HP-UX administration guides listed below, depending on your version of HP-UX. If you do create a file system for /var/opt/ignite, then you will see it in the bdf listing and will be able to manage your disk space to a greater level of detail.

For HP-UX 11i v3, see the HP-UX System Administrator's Guide (volume 3): Logical Volume Management. Within this guide, look for the chapter on administering LVM, and then the section on creating a file system.

For HP-UX 11i v2 and earlier versions, see Managing Systems and Workgroups. Within this guide, look for the chapter on managing disks and files, and then the section on creating a file system.

Both administration guides are available at http://www.docs.hp.com

See newfs(1M).

See lvcreate(1M).

Install the Ignite-UX Software and the HP-UX OE Depot on the Server

1.Gain access to the DVD drive on your system. This document assumes the DVD-ROM device is called /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 – substitute your actual device name throughout this document.

Procedure

a.Use the ioscan command to get the DVD-ROM device name, for example: /dev/dsk/c1t2d0. You are looking for DVD in the Description column of the ioscan output.

#ioscan -fnkC disk more

b.Create the device directory:

#mkdir /dvdrom

c.Put the OE DVD in the drive and mount it onto the new directory as a file system. Note that you must unmount the DVD-ROM with the # umount /dvdrom command before you can extract it from the drive.

#mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvdrom

Common Errors

/dev/rdsk/cntndn is an invalid operand

Diagnosis: The /dev/rdsk device file was used instead of the /dev/dsk device file.

Correction: Reissue the mount command with the /dev/dsk device file.

/dev/dsk/cntndn: unrecognized file system

Diagnosis: The device file name was mistyped.

Correction: Check that the device file was entered correctly.

/dev/dsk/cntndn: I/O error

Diagnosis: The DVD isn't in the drive.

Correction: Insert the OE DVD into the drive.

mount: /dev/dsk/cntndn was either ignored or not found in /etc/fstab

Diagnosis:The mount directory, /dvdrom, was omitted from the mount command.

Correction: Reissue the mount command with the mount directory.

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