Files systems backup during ignite backup

[Salman Ahmed Qureshi]

Hi,
I am taking ignite backup of my hp unix 11.11. I want to know that which files systems are backed up during ignite backup. Are the file systems on volume group 0 (vg00) are backked up only? Can i add another folder/volume group or files system to be backed up during the ignite backup? If yes then how.
Thanks

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Yes you can, but it's dangerous to think of Ignite as a "backup tool". It's a "system recovery" tool... not least because recovering individual files from an Ignite backup is pretty painful.

Better to create seperate backup for your normal backup/restore operations... do you not have access to an enterprise backup tool like HP Data Protector, or NetBackup?

HTH

Duncan

[Salman Ahmed Qureshi]

Hi,
Perhaps i didn't use apptopriate words. I know this is a recovery tool. The server i am talking abour is not very important but i have configured OS backyp using ignite. I just want to know which file systems are backed up during ignite. I only want to add another files system which contains my oracle installation (around 1.5G) so that if i need to perform system recovery, my Oracle software is also recovered.
Thanks

[Ganesan R]

Hi Salman,

Read the man pages of make_tape_recovery and make_net_recovery. There are options (-x include file/dir, -x inc_entire=vgname) available to inclue or exclude files/directories and include entire volumegroup/disk.

[Salman Ahmed Qureshi]

Thanks for your help. I am not a unix admin that is why i need a bit more explaination.
i take backup using following command
make_tape_recovery -Av
in the log file i see that aal my volume groups and logcal volums are being backed up. Please see the log and confirm it.
But, it will exclude if any mount point is defined in any sub directory on any file system, am i correct?
In the atatched file first you can see my file systems and then the output of "make_tape_recovery -Av"
Thanks

Salman

[R.K. #]

Hi Salman,

As said you can include any VG or file/dir by respectively using the options:
â x inc_entire=vg_name
-x include=

And the file "/opt/ignite/recovery/mnr_essentials" allows you to see what files and directories are included in the recovery image by DEFAULT.

Hope this helps.
R.K.

[Ganesan R]

Hi Salman,

If you take a close look into the log file, the "in?" parameter shows what are all the filesystems and how it is included.

If the value is 2 then the filesystem is fully included. 1 means partially included and 0 means not included.

Since you have specified -A option with the command, which is to take full VG00 backup it included full filesystem backup of all VG00 logical volumes and excluded all other volume groups.

[R.K. #]

Hi Salman,

In the starting of the backup:

** 0 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Not included in the System Recovery Archive
** 1 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Partially included in the System Recovery Archive
** 2 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Fully included in the System Recovery Archive

So in the o/p you attached, values for:
vg00 is 2
vg01 is 0
vg02 is 0

It is backing up only config and map files for vg01 and vg02.

This is what I think could be the case.
Lets wait for others' response.

Regds,
R.K.

[Salman Ahmed Qureshi]

i think i don't need to unclude if -A option is working in my case for which i am requesting verification from the gurus by showing the log of my backup
thanks

[Ganesan R · Accepted solution]

Hi Again,

For better understanding, here are some examples.

To take minimum recovery tape with essential files.

#make_tape_recovery â v

2.The creation of a full recovery tape for the root volume group will include all of the contents of vg00, or the root disk(s). The command to create a full recovery tape is:
#make_tape_recovery -v â x inc_entire=vg00

3.If there are any files in the essential list that are not part of vg00 they will be backed up as well.
If you wish to include the entire contents of all volume groups containing essential files, use the command:
make_tape_recovery -A -v

4.Create a minimum recovery tape but also include the /home directory:
make_tape_recovery â x include=/home

5.Create a recovery tape that includes all files from file systems in vg00 and vg01, but exclude
/tmp.
make_tape_recovery â x inc_entire=vg00 â x inc_entire=vg01 â x exclude=/tmp

[Ganesan R]

Hi Again,

Sorry for garbage output. Pasting again.

1.To take minimum recovery tape with essential files.

#make_tape_recovery -v

2.The creation of a full recovery tape for the root volume group will include all of the contents of vg00, or the root disk(s). The command to create a full recovery tape is:
#make_tape_recovery -v -x inc_entire=vg00

3.If there are any files in the essential list that are not part of vg00 they will be backed up as well.
If you wish to include the entire contents of all volume groups containing essential files, use the command:
make_tape_recovery -A -v

4.Create a minimum recovery tape but also include the /home directory:
make_tape_recovery -v -x include=/home

5.Create a recovery tape that includes all files from file systems in vg00 and vg01, but exclude
/tmp.
make_tape_recovery -v -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 -x exclude=/tmp

[Salman Ahmed Qureshi]

Thanks to all of you who helped