how to clone a WS with ignite make_tape_recovery

[Alessandra Di Paola]

Hello everybody,
I would like to create a bootable tape that permit to create an "exact copy of a UX 11i WS" to another one (to clone it ).
I know that the make_tape_recovery command can be useful for that but I don't know if I have to specify some options or what I have to do in order to copy the "complete" environment with my additional extra software and data as well.
Is the command

make_tape_recovery /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -vA -i

correct?

Could you please help me? I would appreaciate it.


Thanks in advance,
Ale

[harry d brown jr]

That's the command. Now, for anything NOT in vg00, you will need to bring over with another backup of some type.

Take the tape to the other system and boot from it. Interact with the install by providing new IP and such...

live free or die
harry

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Download a current version of Ignite:

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html

Use this to create a tape archive for all of vg00:

# make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/0mn

The 'make_tape_recovery' command also allows the specification of include or exclude options for other volume groups, and directories (see the man pages).

For cloning, on the receipient system, interrupt the boot process and boot from the Ignite tape. You can choose the Advanced Installation tab and resize any filesystems as needed.

I have found that it is easiest to defer network configuration during the Ignite recovery. Indicate when queried by Ignite that you wish to run '/sbin/set_parms' to configure networking afterwards.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Dirk Wiedemann]

Hello,

in addition to the other tips:
after the cloning and configuring network etc. (/sbin/set_parms initial) have a look on the MAC-adress in the configuration file of your lancard. After cloning you probably have the same MAC-adress on different systems and this will lead to heavy problems if the system are running in the same subnet.

Dirk