bootlevel 1 and network startup

[R. van Huissteden]

This evening i wil backup 37 servers with various applications on it. Some have a small database. some have not. Due to the various applikations it is a lot of extra work to stop the applikations before making an ignite.
I also want to reboot all these servers.
The idea:
Change the inittab file entry init:4:initdefault:
to
init:1:initdefault:
And start network and nfs? by hand.

question:
What do i have to startup to make an ignite backup to my ignite server?

ls /sbin/init.d
KernelPolling dtlogin.rc hppcifddi net.init savecrash
OspfMib egcd hub nettl secsh
Rpcd ems i2o_raid nfs.client sendmail
SnmpFddi4 emsa icod nfs.core set_date
SnmpHpunix envd iforls nfs.server set_prvgrp
SnmpMaster eus inetd nis.client slsd
SnmpMib2 evp.init inetsvcs nis.server spa
SnmpTrpDst fault_mgmt killall nisplus.client swagentd
acct fc_fcd kks nisplus.server swap_start
audio fc_td kl opcagt swconfig
auditing gated kmbuild pci_olar syncer
ciss goglobalux kminit pd syslogd
clean_adm hostname krbsrv pdcinfo template
clean_ex hpapache2 krbsrv.orig poseidon tps.rc
clean_tmps hparamgr krng poseidon.wa vjed
clean_uucp hparray localmount ppp vlan
clearLoginDB hpbaset lp ptydaemon vt
comsec hpbtlan maclan_init pwgr webadmin
crashconf hpether mpt rarpd xf86
cron hpfcms mrouted rbootd xfs
dce hpgelan mwa rdpd xntpd
ddfa hpiether named rotateoldlog
diagnostic hpigelan net rwhod

[DCE]

Ignite is not meant to be a backup solution for data. It is meant to back up the OS (and make a bootable image). With tath in mind, you do not have to bring your apps down in order to create an ignite image - unless you have your apps installed in vg00 (which is poor system design) vg00 should only be OS.

There are other, faster methods for backing up the remaing vg's on your systems. Some of the more sophisicated backups will even allow you to back up an app that is running.

Another option is to bring the systems up in single user mode, mount /usr, and modify the startup flags in /etc/rc.config.d for the apps so they do not startup at boot time (change the flag from 1 to 0) and reboot the system and take your backups.

[R. van Huissteden]

DCE said: "Ignite is not meant to be a backup solution for data"
But it works perfectly!!!!!!!!!
And an other good reason is that it is very easy AND A LOT FASTER than restoring only the os and than putting back a full backup with any other backup tool. (we have omniback)
I just need to know what to startup to have ignite working.