Tape recovery ( ignite)

[Raghuram Ollakal_1]

For all my hp servers I create a tape recovery. Normely I use the cammand " make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -v" I am doing this because I only have " vg00" volume on my server, now I got another Hp server I need to take care of, but this one have a " vg01, vg02" volume also. How do I can make a tape recovery to includ everything on my server.

[Vincent Farrugia]

Hello,

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 -x inc_entire=vg02 -v

HTH,
Vince

[Birgit Federmann]

Hi,

you can include other volume groups as well with the option -x inc_entire=vg01 e.g.. But it is not recommended as a restore will take long time and is not necessary as long as only one disk in vg00 fails. The tape should be used to restore your vg00 as fast as possible in case of a disk failure. The data of other vg's/filesystems should be backed up via tar or fbackup.

Kind regards,

Birgit

[David_246]

man make_tape_recovery :

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -x inc_entire=vg01 -x inc_entire=vg02 -x exclude=/excludefs

Regs David

[eran maor]

Hi

it is highly not recommend to try to use the command make_tape_recovery for backup of all the server .

this command is for doing only system backup and not to backup all the server .

my advise it to use the make_tape_recovery to backup the vg00 and to use fbackup or tar to backup the other data that you have .

if you have a backup software like omniback you can backup the data with that but dont try to backup the whole data with make_tape_recovery

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

You can, but remember that Ignite is not intended as a generalized server backup utility.

However, by confining your Ignite 'make_tape_recovery' contents to vg00, you have the ability to use this tape to recover your OS environment and then 'vgimport' your (otherwise intact) non-vg00 volumes. You can also use the recovery tape to clone your system. Limiting your recovery image to just vg00 provides the utmost flexability.

Remember too, that 'make_tape_recovery' uses 'pax' to backup files. Extracting individual files or directories is quite slow compared to utilities *intended* as backup and restore solutions. This includes the free 'fbackup/frecover' of HP-UX!

Regards!

...JRF...

[harry d brown jr]

It DEPENDS upon what is on vg01 and vg02. If they have open applications reading and writing (usually a server where you can't QUIET the applications) to those files then I suggest you use an alternate method of backing up vg01 and vg02.

Actually I'd suggest you using an alternate backup method anyways.

Your first step in case you have to rebuild a server, should be to restore the OS, get it up and running, THEN worry about recovering your applications and DATA.

This is very important if you have multiple tape drives that you can utilize in case of a recovery. You could be restoring vg01 and vg02 at the same time if you have more than one tape drive, providing they were backed up to separate tape volumes.

live free or die
harry

[Raghuram Ollakal_1]

I am running Omniback for backup (system and db). I am keeping a make recovery tape, only if there is a system crash I will be able to rebuild the system. I am not using ignite as my regular backup.

[T G Manikandan]

That is what people above have defined.

Use Ignite for the system vgi.e vg00 and Omniback for the other user's data.

Incase of a system crash,use Ignite to bring the box up.

restore Users data from Omniback into the other vg's.

Thanks

[eran maor]

Hi

this is what i m saying .
backup with the ignite the vg00 with all your system and backup the vg01 and vg02 with the omniback .

remeber that if you have on the vg01 and vg02 a database or line nnm , ovo database the data will not backup correctry and you need to backup this database with the omniback .

there is all ways the option to backup with the option -x inc_entire=vg00 but like we said it is not recommended .

if you want also to manage your system with a very nice tool you can set up a ignite server and do a make_net_recovery to all your system .
the recovery is more fast and more easy .

see the pdf files about this issue .

[Chuck J]

Ignite is mainly for the root/boot volume group & disk e.g.:

# make_tape_recovery -AC

Why don't you go ahead and use something like fbackup to backup all your files.

Chuck J

[Raghuram Ollakal_1]

Thanks