topic Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration in Operating System - HP-UX

Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

santosh_ghadei — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:08:01 GMT

Can Ignite be used to restore the OS along with the Application software with the user defined configuration settings ?

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

Patrick Wallek — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:31:50 GMT

Yes, it can if the application is installed in VG00.

Once you have the system set up, application(s) installed, and users defined, create your Ignite backup. Then if/when you restore from it everything will be restored as it was when the backup was taken.

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

santosh_ghadei — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:58:53 GMT

We are trying to create a Golden Image using Ignite - UX.

Can this image be stored in a Unified Storage & recovered from there over network in case of disaster?

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

Dennis Handly — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:08:34 GMT

>Can this image be stored in a Unified Storage & recovered from there ...?

Probably only if there is an Ignite server that can read that storage.

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

santosh_ghadei — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:27:03 GMT

Do we need a Ignite Server if I burn the golden image on a DVD ?

Can the OS + Application be burnt on a single DVD ?

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

Dennis Handly — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:38:01 GMT

>Do we need a Ignite Server if I burn the golden image on a DVD?

Ah, probably not.

>Can the OS + Application be burnt on a single DVD?

It depends on the size of your app. Of course you don't want to back up GBs of application data that way.

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

santosh_ghadei — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:08:57 GMT

Not the Application Data, that will be done by the Backup Software.

I wanted to create the image of the HP UX OS & installed application & use it for BMR. The only option I have is DVD (Golden Image) since i do not have another HP-UX server/Tape for network recovery.

Can multiple DVD's be created in case it doesn't fit in a Single DVD (I am looking for BMR) ?

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

Dennis Handly — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:37:09 GMT

>Can multiple DVD's be created in case it doesn't fit in a Single DVD (I am looking for BMR)?

I don't think Ignite and pax can handle it? Check the documentation.

You can always split off the application part if too big.

Re: Ignite- UX Backup & Restoration

Torsten. — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:53:00 GMT

However, I would not do this.

The best solution would be a tape drive. An alternative could be a "clone" of the disk, depending on your system type and OS.