make_recovery

[Ionut Grigorescu_2]

Hello experts,

what are the advantages of make_tape_recovery over make_recovery? Is the latest version of Ignite free? I think I have the oldest one - I can do only make_recovery but still these Ignite tapes saved me 4-5 times.

[Michael Tully]

make_recovery is the older method of creating tapes. Although it can still be used it uses the make_tape_recovery binary anyway.
The latest version of ignite is free. you can get the latest version from here:
http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html

The best method in my opinion is to create these tapes like this. e.g.

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

[S.K. Chan]

For the latest version you can get it from ..
http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html
A for the difference between the 2 .. in a nutshell ..
The make_recovery is ran locally on the system being backed up and writes to local tape drive whereas make_tape_recovery can be ran locally on the system you'r backing up or remotely from an Ignite server. Other difference that I can recall are ..
- make_tape_recovery can handle vg00 and other VGs as well.
- their syntax and options are different (you hve to look at man pages for this).
- make_tape_recovery is more robust.
I think if you search the forum for previous thread on this you would find further details.

[Ionut Grigorescu_2]

Thank you for the nutshell. However I cannot read the man page for make_tape_recovery since I don't have any man page for this. Can you post a link were I can find more info about make_tape_recovery? I think the man page for make_recovery is more than enough - maybe you can tell me were can I find a page for make_tape_recovery?

Regards,
ionut

[S.K. Chan · Accepted solution]

This should be sufficient ..
http://www.docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90750/B2355-90750_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90750/00/00/52-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90750/00/00/52-toc.html&searchterms=make_tape_recovery&queryid=20030312-014845

[S.K. Chan]

oh .. the man pages ..
see attached..

[Ionut Grigorescu_2]

thank you!
case closed.

[T G Manikandan]

Make_recovery Vs Make_tape_recovery

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000062906986

[Angus Crome]

One very important difference. Make_recovery has a corresponding function called check_recovery. This goes out and checks the system for changes since the last make_recovery.

They have not yet incorporated the function into make_tape_recovery. Considering they have been telling us for two years that it is coming, I don't expect it to ever be incorporated.

Come on HP, get back on the ball. The recovery function is great, but the secondary stuff is extremely useful too.