Ignite cloning

[T W_1]

Hi All,

I have tried to clone a machine with another identical machine (two volume groups VG01 with 3 lvols and VG00 with 9lvols), when the system restarted the lvols were different sizes, and two unmountable, basically unrecoverable.

I was thinking, as I have restored over an old files system this may have been the problem but I am not sure, and any help would be great!!

Thanks in advance

Tim

[Torsten.]

Normally you only backup vg00 and this is what will be restored.

The previous installation will be overwritten.

If you have another VGs, you have to import them using vgimport command.

[Joseph C. Denman]

I use ignite to clone like systems all the time.

./make_tape_recovery -I -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01


The -I option allows me to interact and change the IP and system name.

...jcd...

[T W_1]

Thanks for the quick response, ok I will explan a little further the server rp5470 with 4 36Gb disks (2 mirrored), on one disk is VG00 and the other VG01. I did the follwoing command:

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 -I -A -t "Tape name"

but I really don't know why it hasn't restored either VG correctly.. I have used this in the past before with no problems.

[Jaime Bolanos Rojas.]

TW, I was thinking about your problem, there should not be no reason for it not to work, and I backup the solutions above:

IF the make_tape_recovery is not making the trick for you for some strange reason, then try to overcome that one, you can always do a make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 and then do a vgexport and then a vgimport to recover the other data.

Other way around you can try the make_tape_recovery -A

Regards,

jaime.