how copy Ignite Network image to DDS tape

[Tony Kuehn]

Hello, I have created a Ignite image to a network server and now I would like to copy that image to a DDS tape. I am not sure if I can simply DD the directory to tape. I think I need write the image to the tape in a specific way to make sure the lif is copied correctly. Please advise, steps to make DDS tape image from network Ignite image.

[harry d brown jr]

I don't think so but it could possibly be done. An ignite tape has three parts.


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[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

See Chapter 8 in the "Ignite-UX Administration Guide":

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90849/ch08.html


Pete

[Borislav Perkov]

Hi,
You need first to make the tape bootable, or in other terms to copy LIF to the begining of the tape. You can find all the procedures in Ignite-UX Administration Guide, March 2004, on pages 200 and 186 , also in file /opt/ignite/share/doc/makenetrec.txt

where it is explained how to make bootable tape with make_medialif command.

Regards,
Borislav

[Patrick Wallek]

Have a look in the file /opt/ignite/share/doc/makenetrec.txt

In that file there is a section titled "Creating a Bootable Recovery Tape". That describes exactly how to do what you require.