System-Specific Arguments - HP C1537A Technical Reference Manual

System-Specific Arguments

System File Name
HP Alpha
vmunix
HP-UX 10.20
stand/vmunix
x
and 11.
IBM AIX
unix
Linux
/boot/vmlinux
Silicon Graphics
unix
(SGI) IRIX
SUN Solaris 2
bin/csh
(SunOS 5.x)
% cd /
Back up
2
/stand/vmunix
% tar cvf /dev/rmt/0m ./stand/vmunix
Note the prefix of '.' to the filename.
3 Change to the temporary directory:
% cd /tmp
4 Extract the file from the tape:
% tar xvf /dev/rmt/0m
5 Compare the original with the restored version:
% cmp /stand/vmunix /tmp/stand/vmunix
Note that the original filename is not prefixed with '.'.
The following table lists suggested values for the arguments
and in the verification procedure described above. If any of
name> <file>
the suggested files are symbolic links on your system, choose another file
appropriate for your system.
Description
OSF kernel
HP-UX kernel
AIX kernel
Kernel 2.4.x
IRIX kernel
C shell
to tape:
Archive Name
is the instance of the drive
/dev/tape/ X
in the density code
tapeX.dn n
is the instance of the drive
/dev/rmt/Ym Y
is the device ID reported back as
/dev/rmtY.1 Y
available when you ran
tape' to create the device files.
means no rewind
/dev/[n]stX n
is the instance of the drive
X
is the SCSI card
/dev/rmt/ C
is the SCSI ID of the drive
tpsCdX X
Determine the archive name as described below.
<archive
Notes
'smit -C
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