Ignite Unix backup for Superdome

[Gordon_3]

HI all,

This is a repost msg, thx all, alright, my situation is, currently our superdome has 2 partition, can I do Ignite Tape backup for just 1 partition? Since SD does not have DDS tape, need to make use the SMS tape drive, will it be ok? How and also how to restore?

Gordon

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

HI Gordon,

Interesting question and I do not believe you can make use of tape drive of SMS station to take ignite backup of your superdome. You could have connected a tape drive each to the partitions. If you dont' have a choice, then you can use make_net_recovery. Have a system in the same network as of your superdome partitions, install ignite and configure it. It is very easy and once you invoke "/opt/perf/bin/ignite" it will take you through the configuration.

Then add the partitions as clients to your ignite server and take make_net_recovery images. Put make_net_recovery in a cronjob to take images once every month or so. Look at the following faq on IUX.

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/faq.html

-Sri

[RAC_1]

you can not use tape drive of SMS. What you can do is take the ignite backup on SMS.
make_net_recovery.

[Gordon_3]

Hi 2,

Yeah, u are both right, but the problem I hit is I need to send the tape image to other site to restore other SD, so make_net_recovery cannot help in this case.... any clue?

Gordon

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

HI Gordon,

So, the other superdome is having tape drives?. If so, you can use make_net_recovery image to prepare make_tape_recovery tape if the ignite server is having a tape drive.

If you haven't used ignite server process, then it is going to be quite a bit of research for you. Instead you might want to purchase tape drives for your superdomes.

Look at the following itrc document on preparing a ignite tape from network image. It basically involves two steps.

1. Writing bootlif onto the tape at the beginning and
2. Append the make_net_image.

Document ID: KBAN00000003

-Sri

[RAC_1]

You will have to do make_net_Recovery and append the net recovery image to bootlif.

Do not know detailed procedure, never done that.

But will try it now.

[Gordon_3]

Hi 2,

Many thx for yr reply, However Sridhar, I cannot find yr document by seach in HP site, how can I get it, any URL? Thx again.

Gordon

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Gordon,

There are certain KB (Knowledge Base) docs on itrc.com that cannot be accessed unless you have your ITRC ID tied to a current maint contract. I suspect that's one.

Sorry,
Jeff