topic Re: Backup&Hardware in Operating System - HP-UX

Backup&Hardware

Fadia Almarei — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:35:23 GMT

Hi
If i have a tap drive in HP 9000 system with HP 11i version and i want to make backup for HP 10 system how to do that ,and another question how to get all information about the harddisk , memory and farmware for the system

Thanks,
Fadia

Re: Backup&Hardware

Hari Kumar — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 02:06:07 GMT

Dear Fadia

Get the licensed copy of the Data Protector or Omni Backup II from HP Vendor in order to take the backup of all the system via network.

ioscan -fnC Disk will give u the Disk information

in order to check the Memory if u got the HP Storage Works then use the sanmgr to see the memory information
or
armdsp -a virtual array id
ex: armdsp -a va01
this will show u the memory information

for seeing the swap space
swapinfo
vparstatus will give u the RAM info

swlist will give u the product, bundle information

with regards
Hari Kumar

Re: Backup&Hardware

Fadia Almarei — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 02:52:41 GMT

Dear Harry

thanks for your help but most of the commands you give me do not exist in my system , and i want more information about each hard disk

Thanks

Re: Backup&Hardware

G. Vrijhoeven — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 02:55:54 GMT

Ho Fadia,

Omniback/Legato/Veritas etc... are all very good backup tools. but expencive. What you can do to get the system info of the 10 server ( i assume 10.20 ) is a print_manifest on the other server, Ingite )( free) needs to be installed for that.

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90772/B2355-90772_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90772/00/00/26-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90772/00/00/26-toc.html&searchterms=print_manifest&queryid=20040410-015015

Download ignite at:
http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=IGNITEUX

Here is a link to possible backup solutions and there possibilities:

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90672/B2355-90672_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90672/00/00/89-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90672/00/00/89-toc.html&searchterms=remote%7cbackup&queryid=20040410-015455

HTH,

Gideon

Re: Backup&Hardware

Sanjiv Sharma_1 — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 03:03:02 GMT

Hi Fadia,

From HP-UX 11i system, run sam --> backup --> Select Action --> select the Remote system (HP-UX 10.20) and take the backup on the HP-UX 11i system tape drive.

You can also purchase software like Data Protector. Install it on HP-UX 11i system as cell server and HP-UX 10.20 as client and take the backup of HP-UX 10.20 system on HP-UX 11i system tape drive.

For the HDD
# ioscan -fnCdisk
You will get the disk name/sizes and device files.
Also you can run
# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx for more information.
cxtxdx is the device file.

For memory information:
# dmesg | grep Physical
Or,
# cat /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log | grep Physical

Re: Backup&Hardware

Sanjiv Sharma_1 — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 03:06:24 GMT

Incase you have Online diagnostics installed in your system then you can make use of mstm or stm to get the information of HDD, memory and also Firmware of the HP-UX 11i and HP-UX 10.20 system.

Re: Backup&Hardware

Fadia Almarei — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 07:40:18 GMT

Dear Sanjiv

thanks for help every thing you told me i do but for the remote backup i do not found what you said ,help me please

Regards,
Fadia

Re: Backup&Hardware

Hari Kumar — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:31:35 GMT

Hi Fadia

You can use fbackup -f : to do remote backups to a remote tape device.

All you need is for root to be able to remsh to the remote server (where the tape device is) without needing a password (need a .rhosts file)

For further details, ref the following:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=143208

With Regards
Hari

Re: Backup&Hardware

Naveej.K.A — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 06:19:55 GMT

Hi Fadia,

Ignite is a good tool to backup up your root VG and fbackup the right one to take the backup of your database residing on the other VGs (hopefully), considering your limited resources.

Once you get the Ignite installed there is a command called print_manifest, which will give most of the information of your system.

You could also use the nickel script to gather all the information of your system.

get it from
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/catia/Utils/nickel.shar

With best wishes
Naveej

Re: Backup&Hardware

Steven E. Protter — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 10:28:10 GMT

Best bet:

Latest Version of Ignite on both servers. That will be 3.x on 10.20, which is no longer supported and 5.3 on 11i.

make_net_recovery

Running that on the 10.20 box to a NFS rw export on the 11i box will allow you to back up anything, any of the information you want. You an even back up databases if you shut them down first.

AS far as I know tape devices can not be used remotely without DP or Veritas Netbackup.

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