topic Re: Ignite questions in Operating System - HP-UX

Ignite questions

Mike_305 — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 22:36:28 GMT

Hi,

I have two questions.

First questions:

I have a ignite server setup and I am using version B.3.2.45. I need to include entire vg00. When I use make_tape_recovery I don???t have to use any include options with -x but when I use make_net_recovery I do have to use include with ???x options. Is their any different way to backup client with make_net_recovery. What I am trying to do is to avoid using ???x options with include statement?

Second questions:

I want to use make_net_recovery to backup my ignite server. How would I do it or can I use make_tape_recovery and instead of writing to tape can redirect to a file?

Please give me syntax if possible.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Ignite questions

Scott Van Kalken — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:18:12 GMT

3.2.45 still recognises make_tape_recovery -v -C -A -d

however, if using make_tape_recovery I think you still have to use -x inc_entire=vg00 if you wish to include vg00.

Scott.

Re: Ignite questions

harry d brown jr — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:18:34 GMT

for all of vg00, why not use the make_net_recovery -s myserver -x inc_entire=vg00

To back up your local server use

make_recovery -A

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harry

Re: Ignite questions

harry d brown jr — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:21:23 GMT

here's the online doc:

http://www.docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/B2355-90704_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/00/00/13-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/00/00/13-toc.html&searchterms=ignite&queryid=20020128-151618

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harry

Re: Ignite questions

Mike_305 — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:30:05 GMT

Hi Harry,

I know in your e-mail you said use make_net_recovery -s "ignite server name" -x inc_entire=vg00. Does this works, have you tried this before. I think I will give it a try.

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Ignite questions

Mike_305 — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:34:53 GMT

Hi,

Can I use make_tape_recovery -AvI and can I redirect to file instead of tape?

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Ignite questions

harry d brown jr — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 02:38:18 GMT

Mike, you mean "-Avi" and not "AvI", correct?

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harry

Re: Ignite questions

Mike_305 — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:32:54 GMT

Hi,

No, I said make_tape_recovery -AvI (upper case I).

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Ignite questions

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:45:46 GMT

Hi Mike:

The '-I' option of 'make_tape_recovery' is the *same* as the '-i' option of make_recovery. '-I' means cause the Ignite process to be interactive when booting from tape.

I don't understand why you don't want to use the 'make_tape_recovery' include/exclude options. Here is what I use to capture my vg00 in its entirety:

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

It doesn't get much simpler. ;-)

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Ignite questions

Mike_305 — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:00:02 GMT

Hi Guys,

My problem is different. What you are saying I already tried out.

What I want to do is instead of writing to tape I want to write to a file. Is their any way I can do that.

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Ignite questions

Mark Fenton — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:50:50 GMT

The problem with using make_tape_recovery in your instance is that it expects to find a character special device at the other end of the -a option.

Make_net_recovery will dump to a file, but I don't think make_tape_recovery will. Don't think this question's been asked before....

http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/B2355-90704.html

has a brief discussion about using network resources. the Ignite Manual on line has some additional information.

It seems to me that you are asking if you can create a network archive that would be directly bootable without the necessity of an intermediary ignite-UX server -- I think the answer to that question will remain, no.

Re: Ignite questions

Mike_305 — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 20:00:17 GMT

Hi Mark,

How would I use make_net_recovery and dump the image to same server.

Thanks,

Mike