make_recovery (how to know contains the tape)

[Manuales]

Hi ...
could you help me to know, how can i know a make_recovery containts?, i know is with "frecover -I file.txt" file.txt tells me all about contents the tape then i make the make_recovery ... is there another form? i tryed and i obtained an error .

Thanks,
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[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Actually you use tar or pax, NOT frecover, to view the contents of a make_recovery tape.

# mt -f /dev/rmt/?mn rew
# mt -f /dev/rmt/?mn fsf 1
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/?mn

Substitute your tape device where I have put the ?mn and be sure to use the no-rewind device (the one that ends with mn).

[Manuales]

then, i understand that if i need check tape contents only i have execute "tar -tvf /dev/rmt/Omn" ... i have another doubt, what is the difference between make_recover -AvC and make_recovery -Av

another doubt, how can i know if all information is all right on tape once time executed and finished make_recovery .. could i have execute ls -lR from "/" and compare output of tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0mn? is there another form?

thanks !!
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[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi Manuales,

To verify whether the make_recovery / make_tape_recovery is good, please check the url below (docID : KBRC00010817) about 'verifying a good make_tape_recovery tape ' :

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000079991851

This is included on how to know the contains of the Ignite/UX tape.

Hope this information can help you.

Cheers,
AW

[Manuales]

Thanks ...
Could you tell me what commad do i must use if my operating system is HP-UX 10.20?
it must be make_recovery or make_tape_recovery? what is the difference to use one or the another?

Thanks.
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[Deoncia Grayson_1]

for 10.20 use make_recovery command

there is no differences between make_recovery and make_tape_recovery except make_tape_recovery replaced make_recovery in later versions... due a man to get more information

[Deoncia Grayson_1]

for 10.20 use make_recovery command

there is no differences between make_recovery and make_tape_recovery except make_tape_recovery replaced make_recovery in later versions... do a man to get more information

[Manuales]

Hi ... for example, if i have a disaster with my operating system, how do i must restart with the tape wich contains make_recovery done?

[Torsten.]

Start the server and interrupt the boot process. Now boot from the tape. No more interaction needed. The system gets restored from the tape.

[Patrick Wallek]

Actually, if you have the last "A" release of Ignite for HP-UX 10.20 (version A.3.7.95), then you can use the make_tape_recovery command there as well.

There are actually fairly significant differences in command line switches between make_recoveyr and make_tape_recovery. You should look at the man pages for each.

I prefer make_tape_recovery.

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

You can put tape in locally attched tape drive to your server and boot the server from the tape. On booting it will prompt for starting recovery and will ask to select the disk for that.

On selecting that it will start restoring OS to the disk. Alongwith this you can resize volume sizes, VG00 parameters ets as well.

After recovery you will be required to import your data VG's from storage to start working.
Rest everything will be recovered as it is.

If root was mirrored previously, the same will be required to be reestablished.

HTH,
Devender