topic Re: make_tape_recovery in Operating System - HP-UX

make_tape_recovery

Jeff Picton — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:10:47 GMT

Hi

I am backing up an HP11:00 server using the following:-

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00.

The server is partitioned into vg00 AND vg01. Do you include vg01 in this command and if so,how ?

Re: make_tape_recovery

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:13:35 GMT

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01

You can have multiple -x commands.

SEP

Re: make_tape_recovery

Massimo Bianchi — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:13:50 GMT

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 -I

I usually put the "-I" to have interactive tape when needed.

Massimo

Re: make_tape_recovery

Brian Bergstrand — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:14:19 GMT

No, just include vg00. The vg01 vols should/can be restored with fbackup or some other backup app.

HTH.

Re: make_tape_recovery

Jairo Campana — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:15:35 GMT

hello yes,
Hello,

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 -x inc_entire=vg02 -v

Re: make_tape_recovery

Jairo Campana — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:17:04 GMT

Hi:

You can, but remember that Ignite is not intended as a generalized server backup utility.

However, by confining your Ignite 'make_tape_recovery' contents to vg00, you have the ability to use this tape to recover your OS environment and then 'vgimport' your (otherwise intact) non-vg00 volumes. You can also use the recovery tape to clone your system. Limiting your recovery image to just vg00 provides the utmost flexability.

Remember too, that 'make_tape_recovery' uses 'pax' to backup files. Extracting individual files or directories is quite slow compared to utilities *intended* as backup and restore solutions. This includes the free 'fbackup/frecover' of HP-UX!

Re: make_tape_recovery

TOMAS BERNABEU — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:18:41 GMT

Read the help :

man make_tape_recovery helps you.

....

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 ......

Tom

Re: make_tape_recovery

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:20:45 GMT

I told you how to accomplish what you wish. Now, I'll advise against it.

Ignite is a tool best used to back up your boot partition, usually vg00.

It will not properly back up open databases and such and should not be used for that. I have used it to replicate server application executables as part of a golden image push, but on a regular basis, its vg00 only, which you can restore without hurting any of the vg01 data by merely booting off the Ignite tape.

Regards and good luck,

SEP

Re: make_tape_recovery

Jeff Picton — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:26:01 GMT

Thanks guys, I'll try this out

Re: make_tape_recovery

GK_5 — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:29:07 GMT

make_tape_recovery is should be really used for OS recovery and making bootable tapes. All other volume groups should be backed up using other backup tool like fbackup, omniback, netbackup.
But if you want you can add vg01 then add "-x include_entire=vg01" to the same command.

Re: make_tape_recovery

Umang Bhavsar — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:51:16 GMT

You Should use vg00. The purpose of make_tape_recovery is to keep the OS back ASAP. After that you can restore other volumes using netbackup or other tools. If you use other volumes and disk subsystem had any changes then vgcfgbackup would give you an errors. Like couldn`t query device c0t0d1?

Re: make_tape_recovery

Rene Mendez_4 — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:10:05 GMT

Remember

Ignite software use tar for backup and no backup file > 2GB if you have in vg01 base the datos use fbackup/frecover.

Re: make_tape_recovery

twang — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:12:39 GMT

Remember using absolute path in scirpt:

/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/1mn >/dev/null 2>&1