make_tape_recovery differences

[Mark Sellan]

Does anyone know what the difference is (if any) between:

make_tape_recovery -A

and

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00

Thanks much,

-mark

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Mark:

From the man pages for 'make_tape_recovery':

/begin_quote/

Create a system recovery tape with all the files/directories on the disk(s)/volume group(s) containing the files specified by the default essentials file list /opt/ignite/recovery/mnr_essentials or the user defined version of this file, that replaces this file, /var/opt/ignite/recovery/mnr_essentials.

make_tape_recovery -A

Create a system recovery tape that includes files from all file systems in the vg00 volume group:

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00

/end_quote/

For simplicity, I prefer the 'inc_entire-vg00' given a standard HP-UX boot disk with the standard filesystems thereon.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Mark,

I believe both are same.

Regds

[Sudalaimani]

Hi,

Actually the -x option is to include other addtional VG's like VG01 ..ie "-x inc_entire=vg01" .

1. make_tape_recovery -A

This will defult include the VG00 in the archive.

2. make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00

This will include only the volume group data in VG00 and restore the same use as below

#make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/0mn

as stated above both are same only thing is -x option used to include other VG's if you need full system backup , to restore your data..

regards,

Sudalaimani.S

[Joanne Keegan · Accepted solution]

Basically, there is no difference. If you use the -A option with make_tape_recovery it will backup (by default) vg00. The man pages are quite informative.

I just finished doing some testing using the different options, and -A and the -x include_entire=vg00 produce the same results.

Regards,

Jo