How to create an Ignite tape for hp-ux???

[Sebastian Perez]

Hello Everybody!
I need to make an Ignite to my servers, but I need to know the right command to do it.
O.S.>hp-ux 11i, tape drive>DDS3
I want to know the syntaxis, options and wich is better, make_recovery or make_tape_recovery??
When We use ioscan -fnC tape, appear: /dev/rmt/3m
/dev/rmt/3mn; /dev/rmt/3mb; /dev/rmt/3mn, wich is the meaning of 3m, 3mn_???
Thank yor for your comments.

[Jean-Luc Oudart]

for the (tape) explanation run the command
"man 7 mt"

Rgds,
JL

[Kevin Lamb_2 · Accepted solution]

Hi
Try the following command:

/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a $tapein -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -t "Recovery
tape created from $hostname on $date"

Replace the $tapein with your device (/dev/rmt/3mn) it need the no rewind device to work correctly, the bit after the -t is for your own comments, this will create a bootable Ignite image of the server that you are running it on.

Kev,

"I'd rather be flying"

[Mark Grant]

3mb is the berkely device driver, 3mn is the AT&T driver with no rewind on the tape. It doesn't matter if you use the "m" or the "mb" but you MUST use one with an "n" at the end.

Please read the make_tape_recovery man page for complete options for your site but the simplest form would be "make_tape_recovery -A -a /dev/rmt/3mn"

[john korterman]

Hi,
make_recovery is old and obsolete. You should use make_tape_recovery, e.g.:

# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/3mn

as ignite requires that the non-rewinding device be used.
If you want to include all of vg00 then append this to the above:

-x inc_entire=vg00"


and then remember to take a new ignite backup after every change made to the OS.


regards,
John K.

[Keith Bevan_1]

The comand required will be :-

opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/3mn -x inc_entire=vg00

The inc_entire vg00 will ensure that you default root volume group & os filesystems are recoverable from the tape.

You should also be able to get a man page on make_tape_recovery for more information :-

man make_tape_recovery

Hope this helps.

Keith