Using System Recovery Tools; Overview - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Recovery Manual

Using system recovery tools

Overview

The usage of the system recovery tools, bundled with the Ignite-UX, enables you a
fast and easy recovery from a disk failure. The recovery archive of system recovery
tools includes only essential HP-UX directories. However, it is possible to include other
files and directories (for example, additional volume groups or the Data Protector
files and directories) in the archive to speed up the recovery process.
make_tape_recovery creates a bootable recovery (installation) tape, customized
for your system and enables you unattended disaster recovery by connecting the
backup device directly to the target system and booting the target system from the
bootable recovery tape. The backup device has to be locally connected to the client
during the creation of the archive and recovery of the client.
make_net_recovery allows you to create a recovery archive over the network
onto the Ignite-UX server or any other specified system. The target system can be
recovered across subnets after booting ether from a bootable tape created by the
Ignite-UX make_boot_tape command or the system boots directly from the Ignite-UX
server. Booting directly from the Ignite-UX server can be automated with the Ignite-UX
bootsys command or interactively specified on the boot console.
The general steps using system recovery tools are:
1. Phase 0
a. Create a recovery archive of an HP-UX client using the Ignite-UX GUI on
the Ignite-UX server.
2. Phase 1 and 2
a. Replace the faulty disk with a replacement disk.
b. For local restore, boot from the prepared recovery tape.
c. In case of a local restore, the recovery process starts automatically.
For network restore, boot from the Ignite-UX client and configure the network
and UI.
In case of a network restore, install the Golden Image from the Ignite-UX
server.
3. Phase 3
a. Use the standard Data Protector restore procedure to restore user and
application data.
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