make a tape via network

[Jonathan Caplette]

hi guys...

I've installed Ignite on all of my servers and workstations. My problem is that I don't have a box to do the Ignite Server only (due to the lack of space on my machines), and I don't have a Tape on each box. What I've done is, I've take one of my box, that has a DLT on it, and I made it my Ignite Server. What I've tried to find is how I can take the image of one of my clients and put it on the tape on the server box.

Do you know how can I do a recovery tape via the network???

Thanks

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Jonathan,

Take a look at the threads below.

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/B2355-90738_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/00/00/52-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/00/00/52-toc.html&searchterms=Building%20an%20Install%20Tape%20&queryid=20011024-075833

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/B2355-90738_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/00/00/65-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/00/00/65-toc.html&searchterms=Building%20an%20Install%20Tape%20&queryid=20011024-075833

Hope this helps.

Thanks

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

You can not do a make_tape_recovery directly to a tape drive on another system. It's not supported.

What you have to do is do a make_net_recovery to the system with the tape drive and then create a bootable tape from that make_net_recovery image.

Have a look at the file /opt/ignite/share/doc/makenetrec.txt

It gives instructions on make_net_recovery and it also gives instructions on how to make a botoable system recovery tape from a make_net_recovery image in the section "Creating a Bootable Archive Tape"

[Jonathan Caplette]

hi Patrick

Ok I see.. It's good if I want to do a boot tape, but if I do so, just can't use the tape back, cause on the system with no tape drive, I still have to boot it from at least the network...

Can I do a make_net_recovery on the system with the tape, and then archive the the make_net_recovery on a tape and use it when I need then???

[Patrick Wallek]

Yeah, I don't see why that wouldn't work. You'd just have to make sure you restore the correct make_net_recovery image when you need it.

[Jonathan Caplette]

would it be if I archive it with tar or cpio???

[Patrick Wallek]

Whichever you are more comfortable with.

I personally prefer tar to cpio.

[Jonathan Caplette]

Thanks for the advise Pat!