restore ignite image to another server

[mohamed.bouraoui]

Hi friends,
I have an Ignite server, ip address 10.1.2.2 I have successfully taken an ignite image of client machine 10.1.2.44, and I want to restore it into another server ip 10.1.2.50, I ca nboot from tape created by make_boot_tape, but it make errors like: there's no environement?
can someone help me?
many thanks at advance

[Amit Shrivastava_1 · Accepted solution]

please specify if you have taken ignite backup on tape or on server ..

It is on another server , this can be done by creating a directory of the MAC address of the new server (that what u have mentioned in /etc/bootptab or instl_adm)
check the permissions and ownership of the dir

then create a link of hostname pointing to that dir

then copy the CINDEX and recovery files from the server directory ( of the server that has the ignite backup ) and put it in the newly created dir .

now reboot the server and take it to ignite menu there you'll get the recovery archive to install from .

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

In theory taking backup up in a server an restoration another server if they are compatible with each other is possible.
But in practice you need to be modified as IP, hostname etc. configuration files restored server, lots of workaround need it.

[mohamed.bouraoui]

thank you for your replies,
so I take the image to the server ignite
I will try your proposition and will come back to you.