recovery archive

[Eric Guerizec]

Hello
I want to create recovery image in a file but I don't
want to use Ignite-UX server. I think it's possible to
make a boot LIF with make_medialif and a system image
with make_sys_image. So I want to do the same thing
make_recovery does but whitout a tape drive.
Does anybody can help me!
Thanks

[Martin Christov]

Hi Eric,

you can use
make_net_recovery.
Please check
man 1M make_net_recovery output.

Typical example could be
remsh $i xterm -display $DISPLAY -e "/bin/sh -c 'unset DISPLAY;HOST=`hostname`;time /opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery -s 10.15.135.9 -a 10.15.135.9:/var/opt/ignite/archives/$HOST -d Ignite_${HOST} -x inc_entire=/dev/vg00 -x exclude=/tmp -x exclude=/var/tmp-P s ' "

The Filesystem (somewhere in LAN with enough free space) 10.15.135.9:/var/opt/ignite/archives/$HOST
must be exported with entry in
/etc/exports:
/var/opt/ignite/archives -anon=2
/var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2

Regards:
Martin

[Eric Guerizec]

Thanks Martin
But I think I have to use a Ignite-UX server for your
solution. It's not good for me.
Sorry!

[marc seguin]

Hi Eric,

If you are the Eric I used to know a few years ago,
contact me by email. I just sent one in your private
mailbox (free.fr).

marc.

[Printaporn_1]

not possible w/o tape drive , have to use make_net_recovery.

[Patrick Wallek]

Why do you not want to use Ignite/UX? It is FREE from HP. It is very stable. You do NOT have to reboot to install it.

I can't think of a reason NOT to use Ignite/UX.

[Eric Guerizec]

I don't say "I don't want to use Ignite/UX", I say "I don't want to use
an Ignite server". Of course, I want to use Ignite/UX commands and I think
that Ignite/UX is a very good product.
I have some hp-ux servers without a tape drive and I want to make a recovery
image file for this servers. If I have a recovery image then I can transfer it
with ftp to another server with a tape drive and copy file on the tape.
In case of crash, I could restore my system with an external tape drive.
I have one external tape drive and I don't want to buy a tape drive for
each server, not yet.
I think I have the solution but I couldn't test it now because I'm waiting
for a test machine.
To resume, I make a tar gzip file of my system (all data in vg00)
(1) I use archive_impact command to get size impact of each directory of
the tar gzip file
(2) I use save_config command to get all the LVM configuration
I use files of (1) and (2) with make_medialif to make a boot LIF file for a tape.
I transfer the boot LIF file and the system image file to an another server with
tape drive and I copy them on a tape with the command dd (block size of 2k for
the boot lif file, block size of 10k for the system image file).
I think my solution works but I could test it later.
So, to be continued...