HP -UX 11i Installation And Update Manual page 34

Using
make_net_recovery
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volume group.
If a tape drive other than the default (/dev/rmt/0m) will be used,
modify the command to point to the device you want to use, for example a
tape drive at /dev/rmt/3mn:
/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -ACv -d/dev/rmt/3mn
To recover a failed system disk or volume group after a recovery tape has
been made, simply load the recovery tape, boot the system, interrupting
the boot sequence to redirect to the tape drive. Allow the install process
to complete. Do not intervene. The system will reboot and, because map
files for all associated volume groups have been saved on the tape, any
other existing volume groups are imported and mounted automatically.
Data which is not in the root volume group must be backed up and
recovered using normal backup utilities.
For more information on using make_recovery, see the
make_tape_recovery(1m) manpage on an Ignite-UX server or Chapter 11
of the Ignite-UX Administration Guide. The guide is available on the
HP-UX 11i Instant Information CD and on the Web:
docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90738/B2355-90738.html
The Ignite-UX server also has the make_net_recovery command to
create a system recovery archive on another system on the network. The
archive created by make_net_recovery is specific to the system it was
created for and its identity includes hostname, IP_address, networking
information, and so on. In the event of a root disk failure, you use the
Ignite-UX server to restore the system by installing the recovery archive.
The contents of the system recovery archive always includes all files and
directories which are essential to bringing up a functional system. This
"essential" list is pre-defined by make_net_recovery. You can run
make_net_recovery in its interactive mode to review the directories and
files which make up the "essential list," and also add or remove other
data from the archive on a disk/volume group, file, or directory basis.
For more information on using make_net_recovery, see the
make_net_recovery(4) manpage or Chapter 11 of the Ignite-UX
Administration Guide.
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