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  • 1.  AIX backup

    Posted Wed September 16, 2009 11:04 AM

    Originally posted by: varunkumars


    Hi,

    we have p5 server with 5 disks.
    OS is installed in hdisk3, we want to take OS bkup to hdisk1
    is it possible?
    if possible , wat are the steps?
    we tried Smitty mksysb
    in tht wat shld i type for backup device field..
    guide me...

    Thnks


  • 2.  Re: AIX backup

    Posted Wed September 16, 2009 11:10 AM

    Originally posted by: tony.evans


    man mksysb

    Read the man page.
    Understand the command.
    Apply in your environment.


  • 3.  Re: AIX backup

    Posted Thu September 17, 2009 12:45 AM

    Originally posted by: kappa


    do you want to spend a whole disk for system backup?
    you should rather do a SW Mirror of your boot/system disk.

    extendvg rootvg hdisk1
    mirrorvg rootvg
    bosboot -a
    bootlist -om normal hdisk1 hdisk3
    shutdown -Fr


  • 4.  Re: AIX backup

    Posted Thu September 17, 2009 12:46 AM

    Originally posted by: kappa


    uups,

    correct:
    bootlist -m normal hdisk1 hdisk3


  • 5.  Re: AIX backup

    Posted Thu September 17, 2009 02:01 AM

    Originally posted by: varunkumars


    Thanks Man,

    No, jus want to take a OS backup.
    we cant take bkup to HDD1 through mksysb?


  • 6.  Re: AIX backup

    Posted Thu September 17, 2009 04:44 AM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    Instead of taking mksysb into raw HDD,you can create a vg,lv,file system, then you can save your mksysb into specific filesystem.


  • 7.  Re: AIX backup

    Posted Thu September 17, 2009 01:41 PM

    Originally posted by: kappa


    hi,

    a mksysb to file is useless, if you do not own a nim server, too.

    try an alternate disk install to your hdisk1, this is a bootable backup!
    (thus, you clone a rootvg to a spare disk)


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