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trying to wipe disks on hp-ux not able to access all disks.

Asked by rockethobbit in Exchange Email Server, HP-UX Unix, Unix Operating Systems

I am trying to wipe ALL the disks of a HP-UX server. I have installed the software, but when I try to wipe the disks I get an error message that all the disks are not available and it doesnt even show all the disks on the shelf. It only shows 7 disks and there are 12.

Here is the output from the attempt:

# /opt/allegro/bin/wipedisk
@(#)$Revision: WipeDisk[20080325] (c)2002 Allegro Consultants, Inc. $
Run on 2009-10-16 @ 17:48:07.0
HP-UX abc123Host B.11.00 U 9000/800 xxxxxxxxx unlimited-user license
Information in "/etc/lvmtab" differs from that in "/etc/lvmpvg".
VG "/dev/vg01" is not defined in file "/etc/lvmtab".
# disks: 7;  # filesystems: 4
Found 1 Volume Group
WipeDisk: checkdisk all

(marked DISK 3 not accessible...
read failed for: DISK 3 = /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0; errno 22)
(marked DISK 4 not accessible...
read failed for: DISK 4 = /dev/rdsk/c5t0d0; errno 6)
(marked DISK 5 not accessible...
read failed for: DISK 5 = /dev/rdsk/c6t0d0; errno 6)
(marked DISK 6 not accessible...
read failed for: DISK 6 = /dev/rdsk/c8t0d0; errno 6)
(marked DISK 7 not accessible...
read failed for: DISK 7 = /dev/rdsk/c9t0d0; errno 6)
# of accessible DISKs:   2
# NOT accessible DISKs:  5
WipeDisk: quit
# vgcontrol -n /dev/rdsk/c9t0d0
sh: vgcontrol:  not found.
# /opt/allegro/bin/wipedisk
@(#)$Revision: WipeDisk[20080325] (c)2002 Allegro Consultants, Inc. $
Run on 2009-10-16 @ 17:51:56.0
HP-UX abc123Host B.11.00 U 9000/800 xxxxxxxx unlimited-user license
Information in "/etc/lvmtab" differs from that in "/etc/lvmpvg".
VG "/dev/vg01" is not defined in file "/etc/lvmtab".
# disks: 7;  # filesystems: 4
Found 1 Volume Group
WipeDisk: wipedisk c9t0d0 hipaa

          *********
          * NOTE! *
          *********
Once started, the data on the disk will be erased,
and will not be recoverable!
Note: need to deduce disk size for 1 disk...
   deducing size of DISK 7 (/dev/rdsk/c9t0d0) ...
(marked DISK 7 not accessible...
read failed for: DISK 7 = /dev/rdsk/c9t0d0; errno 6)
...entire WIPEDISK request cancelled!
To bypass this check, use the NOCHECK option.
To bypass this disk, do: DELDISK 7
WipeDisk:
Unknown command:
WipeDisk: wipedisk c9t0d0 hipaa nocheck
Expected a DISK!
WipeDisk:
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