topic Re: Disk Image in Operating System - HP-UX

Disk Image

irbaboon — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 06:51:43 GMT

Hi folks,

A Happy New Year for all.

Well, let's go on....

I have an E class (E35) with HP-UX 10.20.
How to move the system (HP-UX) for another disk.

Thanks for now.

Re: Disk Image

G. Vrijhoeven — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 06:55:06 GMT

Hi,

If you have the license you can use mirrorux.
Add the second disk in the volume group( do not forget to make the disk bootable).
Mirror the lvols and reduce the first disk.

If you do not have mirrorux and you have a tape drive. You can install ignite ux and create an ignite image ( make_recovery) and restore it on the second disk.

Gideon

Re: Disk Image

John Carr_2 — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 06:55:19 GMT

Hi

im not sure exactly what you wish to do but if you wish to make an image and replace the disk and recover you can use ignite s/w command make_tape_recovery

perhaps you could explain a little more what you wish to achieve :-) John.

Re: Disk Image

John Carr_2 — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 07:03:20 GMT

and here is the link for the gnite s/w i forgot to post

http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=IGNITEUX

:-) John.

Re: Disk Image

irbaboon — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:38:28 GMT

People, i'm using raw disks, I need to migrate my HP-UX for another HD.

I'll to switch my boot HD (2.GB) for other (4.GB)

Thanks

Re: Disk Image

G. Vrijhoeven — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:42:45 GMT

Hi,

You can restore it with ignite, but you need to alter the vgconfig. If you boot go for the advanced installation. go to the LVM tab and select advanced. Now you can half the number of pv per vg. Now you can restore the tape.

Gideon

Re: Disk Image

irbaboon — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:01:15 GMT

Hi Gideon,

I'm not using LVM.....

How to do??

Re: Disk Image

G. Vrijhoeven — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:14:21 GMT

Hi,

I am not sure since i never did anything like this without LVM but you can try a dd.

dd if=/dev/rdsk/<2GBdisk> of=/dev/rdsk/<4gbdisk> bs=1024k

Again i am not sure if this works, but you can give it a risk free shot as long as you do not mix up the disks.

Gideon

Re: Disk Image

irbaboon — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:24:20 GMT

Hi Gideon....

the dd command doesn't works....the system don't boot with newer HD.

Thanks

Re: Disk Image

John Carr_2 — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 10:36:07 GMT

Hi

I dont think it matters how or what your boot disk is configured with if it has hpux on it and ignite simply run make_tape_recovery -A
shut the system down /etc/shutdown -hy now
replace the disk with the new larger one
boot the system and interrupt by pressing keyboard in 1st ten seconds
type SEA for list of boot devices
select tape drive by left column number P0 or P2..
type BO P2

this will boot the system from teh tape and restore your system to the new disk

:-) John.