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тАО10-29-2003 01:05 PM
тАО10-29-2003 01:05 PM
It's me again.Well I'm have to take care of 5 new Tru64 machine which don;t have sys admin for the past 1 year ... headache :-(
Simple question:
I looking same utility like HPUX call ignite to create a boot tape.I stumble a btcreate in Tru64 5.1A . Is this command workable or any body have try it.
If yes,if the system failed how to boot from tape.
Thanks
mB
(Tru64 Ignorant)
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тАО10-29-2003 06:55 PM
тАО10-29-2003 06:55 PM
SolutionThis question was asked several times here in the forum, please check older threads and then post such questions.
A short introduction:
>>> show dev
(check for entries like mka)
>>> boot -fl "nc" mka123
(mka123 is your tape device)
a menu appears and you must decide howto restore. Be sure your tape is supported (have a look into the Software Product Description on www.tru64unix.compaq.com -> documentation -> software product description (spd))
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тАО10-30-2003 12:12 AM
тАО10-30-2003 12:12 AM
Re: Have you ever use btcreate to create boot tape
>>> init
>>> show dev
>>> boot -fl "nc" MKA500
extracted from btextract man page
Christian
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тАО10-30-2003 11:55 AM
тАО10-30-2003 11:55 AM
Re: Have you ever use btcreate to create boot tape
The reason I asked is because from our vendor he says that nobody used btcreate ( which I don't believe ) even the big company.
Actaully I have read the manual a few time but want to make sure I read correctly ( as I'm not English speaking native ).
I appreciate your patience over this Tru64 ignoreant guy.
regards
mB
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тАО10-30-2003 10:42 PM
тАО10-30-2003 10:42 PM
Re: Have you ever use btcreate to create boot tape
"init" is very dangerous if machine is configured for autoboot. "init" will also initialize the device reset procedure which needs a lot of time on big machines.
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тАО11-05-2003 06:31 PM
тАО11-05-2003 06:31 PM
Re: Have you ever use btcreate to create boot tape
to create a bootable tape
typeset -u HST=`hostname -s`
/usr/sys/bin/btcreate -d /tmp -a /bvh/etc/empty -k /usr/sys/conf/$HST -m mfs -s /usr/lib/sabt/etc/fslist -t tape0_d1
in addition it needs three more files
1) the file "/usr/lib/sabt/etc/fslist" wich lists the filesystems to include on the bootable tape. contents are like :
root_domain#root / advfs
usr_domain#usr /usr advfs
usr_domain#var /var advfs
2) "/bvh/etc/empty" for me an empty file
originaly a file wich specifies files to include in the miniroot-filesystem (add_list file)
3) "/usr/lib/sabt/etc/custom_disklabel_file"
a file with the disklabels to recreste te partitions with their current size instead of the defaults. (els you can customize the disklabels at restore choosing "non standard restore")
Pieter
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