ignite support Autoloader?

[terry123]

hi All,

may i know can i create an HP-UX image to a tape which is inside a Autoloader?

thx a lot

[Fabian Briseño]

Hello terry.

Yes you can, you just have to load manually the tape in the drive.


remember to assing points to any helpfull answers.

[whiteknight]

Terry,

Sure can, but make sure you refer to this as well.

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/search.do?prevQueryString=&mode=text&searchString=c00706169&submit1=Search+%C2%BB&searchCrit=allwords&docTypeAll=yesX&docType=Advisories&docType=WhitePapers&docType=EngineerNotes&docType=SecurityBulletins&docType=Manuals&docType=Patch&dateSearchType=lastXdays&dateRange=all&startDateYear=1999&startDateMonth=0&startDateDay=1&endDateYear=2007&endDateMonth=10&endDat...

WK

[terry123]

thx all,

but are there any document i can refer to ?

[whiteknight]

Terry,

please share your server model and OS platform and your autoloader model

WK

[terry123]

hi WK,

Server = HP Rx2660
OS version = HP-UX 11.21
AutoLoad = HP 1x8 G2 AutoLoader

[terry123]

sorry the OS version should be 11.23

Server = HP Rx2660
OS version = HP-UX 11.23
AutoLoad = HP 1x8 G2 AutoLoader

[Torsten.]

Find out the device file, load a tape into the drive and start the backup - that's it.

Example:

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

[Bill Hassell]

Autoloaders are 2 separate devices. One is the tape drive (or drives) and the other is the robotic arm that changes tapes. You Ignite backup must fit on one tape -- there is no provision at all for changing tapes in Ignite. But once you have loaded the tape into an available tape drive, just run make_tape_recovery using that tape's device file.

To load a specific tape from HP-UX, use the mc command (man mc).

[terry123]

in sum, i can use Ignite with Autoloader to make a tape backup.

but how about restore? still manually load the tape to the drive, then can do the restore?

thx

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Yes, more or less.

If the rx2660 already supports direct tape boot, loading the tape is all you need to do.

Otherwise use the "two step recovery".

Boot from an install DVD and select

-> Install HP-UX -> select Advanced Installation -> Recovery tape -> GO!

[terry123]

thx all