How to take ignite backup on HP-UNIX Server?

[Sudhaadm]

Hi All,
Thanks in advance.

I need help to take ignite backup on Local server and remote server.
Please advise how to take full backup and need the command syntax for backup and restoration.

Attached Device:
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ioscan -funC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
======================================================================
tape 0 10/12/5.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C1537A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c6t0d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c6t0d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c6t0d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c6t0d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c6t0d0BEST /dev/rmt/c6t0d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c6t0d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c6t0d0DDSnb
#

Tx.

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Install latest ignite software on the servers.

You can use this command to create ignite tape
/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a tape_device_name -I -m tar -v -x inc_entire=vg00


If you want to restore from a ignite tape then you need interrupt boot sequence ,then select and boot the media device where tape is loaded ..

-USA..

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Sudhaadm,

The tape device in this server can only back up the local server. It can not be used as a shared device to back up a second server without third party software.

What you can do if you have the disk space is have the other server do a make_net_recovery to this or another server with enough disk space and an NFS mount.

That would work.

SEP

[Sudhaadm]

Hi Thanks for the reply.

How can i take full backup on other server?
Which syntax can i use to backup safely.?

[Raj D. · Accepted solution]

Hi Sudhaadm ,

1. First Check if you have IgniteUX installed.

# swlist -l product | grep -i ignite

It will show like this:
Ignite-UX B.4.1.61 HP-UX System Installation Services


2. Execute the command :
You can also write a script and put it in cron and that will execute every Sunday at a particular time when the system resources are free: (Need to load a tape manually for that.)

Command:

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

3.How to check for successfull completion of the backup:

# cd /var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest
# cat recovery.log | grep -i successful

If it shows unsuccessful , then backup is not proper, go through log , else everything looks fine.

4. How to restore system , in the event of a failure:

(i) Interrupt normal boot process:
(ii) At PDC : check for the tape device path.
(iii) boot TAPE_DEVICE_PATH
(iv) Ignite tape will recover the entire vg00.


Enjoy,
hth,
Raj.

[Ranjeet A.]

mallu ano

[Darrel Louis]

Hi,

Read the admin guide Chapter 9:
http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11i.html#Ignite-UX

[Moderator edit: The above link is no longer valid. Please refer: https://support.hpe.com]

This will give you an explanation and steps to follow.

Tape: make_tape_recovery
Network: make_net_recovery

GoodLuck

Darrel

[wish_1]

Pl check the #man make_tape_recovery

regards
wish