Steps to clone a server

[mike worrell]

Hi all,
I have a B180L hpux 10.2 server that our process control dept uses. They have everything on vg00.. it runs just one application. The server is getting flakey and they have a brand new spare B180Lthey just got.
My question is what would be the quickest route to rebuild onto the new server? Would taking a make recovery tape on the old box and use it to boot from on the new box be a good way to do this?
Thanks so much for any help

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Shanda:

Yes, an Ignite make_tape_recovery would be the easist way to rebuild your server.

Regards!

...JRF...

[MarkSyder]

As it's the same model that should work. But you may want to check what is causing the current problems - if it's disc space, a similar server isn't going to help.

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Andrew Rutter]

Shanda,

yes install ignite/ux if you havent already and then you can do a full backup and restore from the tape. This will be alot quicker than a full fresh install and preserve your network settings aswell.

Andy

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

You have limited choices with 10.20

make_tape_recovery should work.

You can also build a golden image using make_sys_image which you will see is one of the processes running during make_tape_recovery

make_sys_image run by itself will partially disable networking and user id's.

SEP

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi,

make_tape_recovery should help you. Find out more at, http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90772/ch11s02.html

[Ignite-UX Administration Guide > Chapter 11. System Recovery Creating a Bootable Recovery Tape 10.x]

-Arun

[Mridul Shrivastava]

If ignite-us is installed u can go for make_tape_recovery, make_sys_image and third one is make_net_recovery. using third option u can save image on the current server and on new server u have to boot using network from ISL. at ISL u have to define IP addresses of ignite server as well as of new server.

[Muthukumar_5]

If you are using same model of hardware then It is the best & easy way to do.

--
Muthu

[Shameer.V.A]

Yes,
You can use make_recovery of ignite-UX for creating image of an existing server, which you can use to install on other identical server.

Regards

Shameer

[paolo barila]

Be careful to avoid duplication of IP address of the old box in the new on the same LAN.
If you have MirrorDisk/UX you'll have to reconfigure it after the restore.

Paolo

[Yogeeraj_1]

hi shanda!

also don't forget to stop the application of course if you can afford that...

kind regards
yogeeraj