hp-unix full tape Recovery advice

[djoshi]

Hello All,

Question:- Need to restore a complete fabackup tape which was taken from hp unix 9.04 to other hp-unix machine having different disk layout but volume groups, vol groups mount points, and operating system version are same.

I am afraid, if I restore tape to some other machine having different disk layout, it will restore successfully because OS, vol groups and mount points is same but after reboots disk layout will change and the system will not boot.

Can anyone advice me points to remember before restore, so that even after successful restore, I can boot machine without any issue.

Thank you all

[Bill Hassell]

Assuming that the tape is a complete copy of everything on the source machine, you cannot restore everything to the destination. Never copy anything from /dev to the destination. There are several OS files in /etc that are not portable. You should restore *only* the files and directories that are portable such as applications and data files. This will require knowledge of what belongs to the OS and what is extra.

[Kranti Mahmud]

Hi djoshi,

This link may help you:
http://docstore.mik.ua/manuals/hp-ux/en/5992-5309/ch15s02.html

Rgds-Kranti

[djoshi]

Thanks for help.

I have restored and manipulate the disk structure. Now everything is fine and restored works on destination. If you want I give the important steps to remember.

Thx,