topic Re: ignite backup query in Operating System - HP-UX

ignite backup query

prashantb — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:26:43 GMT

I had run the ignite backup qury but don't know in which tape it is stored. We are having tape library attached to the server.

make_tape_recovery -A inc_entire=vg00

Re: ignite backup query

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:31:31 GMT

Shalom,

Ignite defaults to the first tape device on the system.

If you look at man page the -a parameter lets you specify a tape drive.

ioscan -fnC tape

To see your listed available tape devices. Not all tape drives are bootable.

Check with support to see if yours is. Most HP brand drives can boot a system.

SEP

Re: ignite backup query

Wouter Jagers — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:43:28 GMT

Hiya,

You could check the log file of your recovery:

# grep Location /var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest/recovery.log
* Recovery Archive Location = /dev/rmt/0mn

Cheers,
Wout

Re: ignite backup query

prashantb — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:47:42 GMT

after executing ioscan -fnC tape I got below output,
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==========================================================================
tape 0 0/3/1/0/4/0.1.7.255.0.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 3-SCSI
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c2t0d0BESTnb

but how I can identify the tape where it got backup. Because the tape loaded is not showing any space consumed.

Re: ignite backup query

Torsten. — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:52:20 GMT

If you run the make_tape_recovery command as you did, it will use the "0" tape device per default.

It looks like this tape is fibre connected, so is it part of a library?

"Because the tape loaded is not showing any space consumed."

How did you check this?

In order to be able to advise how to check an ignite tape, one must know if you have a PA-RISC or Integrity system.

The command

# model

will tell you.

Re: ignite backup query

Ganesan R — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:03:12 GMT

Hi Prashant,

As specified above ignite will use default drive /dev/rmt/0mn unless you specify using -a option or having the file /var/opt/ignite/recovery/default

Try read the content of the tape loaded on /dev/rmt/0mn by using tar.

#tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0mn

You can identify the drive by LED indication and it has the data on it or not.

Re: ignite backup query

Suraj K Sankari — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:12:49 GMT

Hi,

If you not specify -a in the command, then its 100% sure the tape drive was /dev/rmt/0mn

So check the /dev/rmt/0mn drive.

Suraj

Re: ignite backup query

prashantb — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:52:19 GMT

#model
I got the below output,
#ia64 hp server rx3600

where as it's a tape library and connected using fibre. We are using HP data protector software, which shows the used & free space on tape. We had loaded the required tape in drive for this backup which shows no space consumed. Please see the attached file for the output.

Re: ignite backup query

john123 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:35:14 GMT

If its a tape library u may have to move the tape from the slot the drive..

You can use mc command to move the tape form slot to drive( from the DP server )

Regards
John

Re: ignite backup query

Torsten. — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:50:29 GMT

Data protector has no clue about an ignite tape.

Make a backup and check afterwards:

# mt -f /dev/rmt/_mn rew
# mt -f /dev/rmt/_mn fsf 22
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/_mn