How to generate ignite image on a network file system

[Matthias Oswald]

Hi,
can someone please let me know the procedure/commands to generate an ignite image/backup of a HP-UX 11.00 machine
onto a NFS mounted file system?

Thanks,
Matthias

[MarkSyder]

I take it you're talking about make_net_recovery. The easiest way if you're unfamiliar with ignite is to use the GUI version. Log into the ignite server (the one with the filesystem where you want to save the backups) and load the GUI version of ignite. Add a client for recovery (the server/workstation you want to backup) and select backup over network.

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Enrico P.]

Hi,
you can use the make_net_recovery from client also.

I don' t have one 11.00 system, so man make_net_recovery for the option

Enrico

[Enrico P.]

Hi,
you can try with the make_sys_image command.

-d destination_directory
-s local for specify that the directory is a nfs mount point

man for the other option

Enrico

[rariasn]

Hi Mattias,

configure a Ignite server, and run

# export DISPLAY=xxxxx:0

# ignite&

and make node client ignite net backup.

rgs,

ran

[JASH_2]

Matthias,

When setting up an ignite server, you will also have to create the archives directory and create an /etc/exports file for several directories to be exported and hence mounted on the server that you want to be ignited.

#cat /etc/exports
/var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/hostname -anon=2,access=hostname

These directories must be owned by bin:bin.

The .rhosts need setting up in both directions, for root too, as this makes the whole process easier.

On the ignite server, the backup directory can be any directory, as long as it is owned by bin:bin and is exported in /etc/exports.

Hope this helps.

JASH