Environment
Environment:
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7 (Virtualized)
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 7 (Virtualized)
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2
Situation
Purpose:
In scenario's where your server does not boot properly, it may be needed to have access to the (Virtualized) NetWare image's DOS partition.
Symptoms:
- Server does not boot through all of the available load stages
- We may need access to the DOS partition of a non-booting server to copy a coredump over
- We may manually need to copy files or modules to or from the DOS partition
In scenario's where your server does not boot properly, it may be needed to have access to the (Virtualized) NetWare image's DOS partition.
Symptoms:
- Server does not boot through all of the available load stages
- We may need access to the DOS partition of a non-booting server to copy a coredump over
- We may manually need to copy files or modules to or from the DOS partition
Resolution
Corrective Steps:
- Please note the name of the virtualized NetWare image, eg nw65sp7
- Make sure the Virtual Machine is down
- Mount the DOS partition using the following command "lomount -t msdos -diskimage -partition 1 /mnt/"
eg: "lomount -t msdos -diskimage /var/lib/xen/images/nw65sp7 -partition 1 /mnt"
- Please note the name of the virtualized NetWare image, eg nw65sp7
- Make sure the Virtual Machine is down
- Mount the DOS partition using the following command "lomount -t msdos -diskimage
eg: "lomount -t msdos -diskimage /var/lib/xen/images/nw65sp7 -partition 1 /mnt"