topic Re: ignite support Autoloader? in Operating System - HP-UX

ignite support Autoloader?

terry123 — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:37:13 GMT

hi All,

may i know can i create an HP-UX image to a tape which is inside a Autoloader?

thx a lot

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

Fabian Briseño — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:19:08 GMT

Hello terry.

Yes you can, you just have to load manually the tape in the drive.

remember to assing points to any helpfull answers.

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

whiteknight — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:47:37 GMT

Terry,

Sure can, but make sure you refer to this as well.

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/search.do?prevQueryString=&mode=text&searchString=c00706169&submit1=Search+%C2%BB&searchCrit=allwords&docTypeAll=yesX&docType=Advisories&docType=WhitePapers&docType=EngineerNotes&docType=SecurityBulletins&docType=Manuals&docType=Patch&dateSearchType=lastXdays&dateRange=all&startDateYear=1999&startDateMonth=0&startDateDay=1&endDateYear=2007&endDateMonth=10&endDateDay=25&resPerPage=20&sortCrit=rank

WK

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

terry123 — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:59:07 GMT

thx all,

but are there any document i can refer to ?

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

whiteknight — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:17:32 GMT

Terry,

please share your server model and OS platform and your autoloader model

WK

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

terry123 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:15:10 GMT

hi WK,

Server = HP Rx2660
OS version = HP-UX 11.21
AutoLoad = HP 1x8 G2 AutoLoader

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

terry123 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:23:05 GMT

sorry the OS version should be 11.23

Server = HP Rx2660
OS version = HP-UX 11.23
AutoLoad = HP 1x8 G2 AutoLoader

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

Torsten. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:00:24 GMT

Find out the device file, load a tape into the drive and start the backup - that's it.

Example:

# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/0mn

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

Bill Hassell — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:18:12 GMT

Autoloaders are 2 separate devices. One is the tape drive (or drives) and the other is the robotic arm that changes tapes. You Ignite backup must fit on one tape -- there is no provision at all for changing tapes in Ignite. But once you have loaded the tape into an available tape drive, just run make_tape_recovery using that tape's device file.

To load a specific tape from HP-UX, use the mc command (man mc).

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

terry123 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:02:31 GMT

in sum, i can use Ignite with Autoloader to make a tape backup.

but how about restore? still manually load the tape to the drive, then can do the restore?

thx

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

Torsten. — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:21:29 GMT

Yes, more or less.

If the rx2660 already supports direct tape boot, loading the tape is all you need to do.

Otherwise use the "two step recovery".

Boot from an install DVD and select

-> Install HP-UX -> select Advanced Installation -> Recovery tape -> GO!

Re: ignite support Autoloader?

terry123 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:18:18 GMT

thx all