How do I backup a 700 cluster server Root file system ?

[Pramod_4]

Hi,

Could any one tell me how to backup a HP 700 cluster server.

My objective is that by restoring the backup on a freshly installed 700 system, it should be able to work as a cluster server.

It seems that normal fbackup and omnibackup doesn't preserve cdf information.

dd and copyutil is not helpful due to some i/o error

Any idea ?

Pramod

[Patrick Wallek]

Take a look at the Ignite/UX product. It is designed specifically to back up the root vg and then restore it. You can use the tape to restore to another system. The specific command within Ignite/UX that you want to look at is make_recovery.

The make_recovery command I use to backup my servers is:

make_recovery -A -i -d /dev/rmt/0mn

You can download Ignite/UX for free from HP at the following URL:
http://software.hp.com/products/IUX/