https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/convert-ignite-tape-to-ignite-server-image/m-p/4430651#M503304 Hi guys,<BR /><BR />This is my first time posting in the HP-UX section, greetings to all.<BR /><BR />A customer of ours provided some ignite tapes created with 'make_tape_recovery'. We would like to convert many of these tapes to network images to deploy from a centralized ignite server (due to some tape drive incompatibilities).<BR /><BR />As far as I understand it, below is what we'd need to run with an ignite tape inserted in the first (and only) tape drive on the intended ignite server (minus the '-p' if everything checked out okay):<BR /><BR />make_depots -p -v -s /dev/rmt/0mn -d depots_dir -r B.11.11<BR /><BR />However, when we run the above, we get various errors depending on the nPars it is run from, some stating a corrupt or non-existent INDEX file or others just bombing with 'I/O Error'.<BR /><BR />'check_tape_recovery' works, it displays all the system differences between the ignite tape and the currently running system.<BR /><BR /> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:42:04 GMT Steven McCoy 2009-06-01T19:42:04Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/convert-ignite-tape-to-ignite-server-image/m-p/4430651#M503304 Hi guys,<BR /><BR />This is my first time posting in the HP-UX section, greetings to all.<BR /><BR />A customer of ours provided some ignite tapes created with 'make_tape_recovery'. We would like to convert many of these tapes to network images to deploy from a centralized ignite server (due to some tape drive incompatibilities).<BR /><BR />As far as I understand it, below is what we'd need to run with an ignite tape inserted in the first (and only) tape drive on the intended ignite server (minus the '-p' if everything checked out okay):<BR /><BR />make_depots -p -v -s /dev/rmt/0mn -d depots_dir -r B.11.11<BR /><BR />However, when we run the above, we get various errors depending on the nPars it is run from, some stating a corrupt or non-existent INDEX file or others just bombing with 'I/O Error'.<BR /><BR />'check_tape_recovery' works, it displays all the system differences between the ignite tape and the currently running system.<BR /><BR /> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:42:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/convert-ignite-tape-to-ignite-server-image/m-p/4430651#M503304 Steven McCoy 2009-06-01T19:42:04Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/convert-ignite-tape-to-ignite-server-image/m-p/4430652#M503305 make_depots will not work like this on make_tape_recovery tape.<BR /><BR />make_depots only works on HPUX software depots/media.<BR /><BR />I do not know of a tool that can do this conversion, but it should be possible to hack one up. Or, maybe contact HP support, see if they offer a service for this. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:50:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/convert-ignite-tape-to-ignite-server-image/m-p/4430652#M503305 Scot Bean 2009-06-04T20:50:31Z