how to backup up a HPVM Guest OS

[yokus]

hi,all
I　using the DP to backup the file,now I hope to backup a HPVM guest OS to the tape and then restore the HPVM.
can anyone show me the tips?
best regards.

[yokus]

I want to use the DP to backup the files,
but I don't know which file have to be backup?

[Torsten.]

Why not backup the guest directly from itself like a "normal" system?

[yokus]

Torsten,thankyou for answer this question.
I backup the backing store files which under
/myhpvm/vg00/
it including the following file and directory:
vm1.vdk
lost+found
my guest os was install on the vm1.vdk.

when I restored these file,I recreated a HPVM,
and using the following command to add vm1.vdk
$hpvmmodify -P vm1 -a disk:scsi::file:/myhpvm/vg00/vm1.vdk

and then I restart the HPVM
$hpvmstart -P vm1
it is nice but my hpvmstatus tell me that
ON(EFI)ï¼ it indicated me that the OS didn't boot successfully.

what should I do now?

[Torsten.]

I would ignite the guest system like a "normal" system.

[yokus]

Torsten,thank you again.
your opinion is right.
but our customer will face more than 50 guest
OS and they hope the the backup can be outside
the guest OS ,which means they don't want to
use the make_tape_recover or ignite ,or just
make a snapclone /snapshot at their EVA which
storage the guest os's disk.

[wittie]

To backup the OS i would let Ignite do it.

make_tape_recovery if you've got a tape drive, or make_net_recovery if you have two separate systems to configure as Ignite Server and Client.

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=IGNITEUXB

[Torsten.]

I agree, make_net_recovery is made for this.

[whiteknight]

Yukos,

refer to this IVM guide

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-c01037984-1


WK

[yokus]

thank you,but my customers only allow using the DP.
so I have to keep on finding the solutions.