Make Tape Recovery

[Optimus_1]

Hi all

I was ran the make tape recovery but only copy /vg00 .... I need copy also /vg01 and /vg02 ..

@(#) Ignite-UX Revision A.3.7.95
@(#) net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.575.1.1 $


* Testing pax for needed patch
* Passed pax tests.
NOTE: Detected entries in the defaults file at
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/defaults.

* Recovery Archive Description = Recovery Archive

* Recovery Archive Location = /dev/rmt/0mn

* Number of Archives to Save = 2


In? dsk/vg name minor# Associated disks/mountpoints
2 v /dev/vg00 0x00 /dev/dsk/c0t5d0
/dev/vg00/lvol1 /stand 2
/dev/vg00/lvol3 / 2
/dev/vg00/lvol4 /tmp 2
/dev/vg00/lvol5 /home 2
/dev/vg00/lvol6 /opt 2
/dev/vg00/lvol7 /usr 2
/dev/vg00/lvol8 /var 2
/dev/vg00/swap
0 v /dev/vg01 0x01 /dev/dsk/c0t8d0
/dev/vg01/omni /opt/omni 0
/dev/vg01/omnidb /var/opt/omni 0
/dev/vg01/VARNNM
0 v /dev/vg02 0x02 /dev/dsk/c0t9d0
/dev/vg02/lvparchesobii /obii_parches 0
/dev/vg02/lvpatrol /obii_patrol 0
/dev/vg02/lvoracle /obii_oracle 0
/dev/vg02/lvnnm /obii_nnm 0
/dev/vg02/lvomni /obii_respaldo 0


How can I save other Vg´s ?

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

You can save other volume group's data in your Ignite recovery tape, but you *DO NOT* want to do that. Ignite is not a tool for creating server backups. It is designed to provide the ability capture either the minimum number of directories or an entire, standard 'vg00' for cloning and/or recovery.

You should be using Ignite, periodically to collect a vg00 image and backup your non-vg00 filesystems independently.

To answer your original question, however, you can include and/or exclude files, directories, disks by name, and/or volume groups using these options (see the 'make_tape_recovery' manpages):

-x include=file|directory
-x inc_entire=/dev/dsk/name|vg_name
-x exclude=file|directory

Regards!

...JRF...

[Optimus_1]

Ok , Thanks for you help ....

[Mohammad Sanaullah]

simply make_tape_recovery -Av

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear
no need to take other volume groups
ignite backup is mainly using for one system is down u can boot fromt that tool
it needs only vg00 group
if u need other volumes groups backup u can use vgcfgbackup

ok
make_tape_recovery is using for ignite backup only for vg00

[Norman Dignard]

I disagree with some people's posts on using ignite to only back up vg00. It all depends on how you set up your file system.

If you have installed other apps into a seperate vgs (Oracle for example) then you would want to include that in your ignite image. To add these you can use the gui mape_tape_recovery -s - and configure what you want for your ignite image or you can add vg00 with the cmd line - x options for make_tape recovery.

Prior to running ignite you should shut down any running dbs (ie Oracle, postgres, etc..) otherwise you may have problems if you do a recovery from the tape.

You should only need to create a new image if you change the host's config in some way - eg patches, reconfigs, new apps installed, etc..

You should not use ignite to do system backups such as your home accounts, database/data files etc.. This should be done via otehr means on a regular basis.