Cloning a 11.23 server

[David Willams]

Is there a step by step method to clone a hpux server running 11.23 to a similar server of the same configuration.

Like take a Clone from system A and recover it on system B.

[Raj D. · Accepted solution]

David,



OS (vg00) can be cloned with the help of ignite-ux: (make_tape_recovery), or make_net_recovery.


-Take ignite backup on source server:
# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/0mn

#Assuming /dev/rmt/0mn is your tape drive) , [to find the tape device : use # ioscan -fnC tape ]


- To restore on target server : boot from this tape,
On EFI you have to add a boot option. --> choose the scsi tape drive. --> name it something like 'Tape Drive' :
-- Choose boot from the tape drive.


- System will boot from the ignite tape . choose the menu options to customize hostname and ipaddress , it will finish the os loading in almost an 1hr.

- If you have non-vg00 vgs (External Storage vgs) those can be imported , after making them visible to this server, and take map file and import on the target server.

Hth,
Raj.

[David Willams]

how to take image using make_net_recovery as my tape drive is faulty..

I have like 6 VG's on this system of approx 1TB.. how much time will it take approx and how to do it...

could you please give me the command line

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi,

you could use a DRD for cloning of the disk, its really very fast and easy.

more on this site :

http://docs.hp.com/en/DRD/index.html

mikap

[David Willams]

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