QUESTION: Is there a tool available for making
bootable system backups on tape ?
(e.g. like mksysb (AIX) or systemtape (DG/UX))
ANSWER: NO (thanks for our answers)
Herbert Wengatz <hwe@uebemc.siemens.de>
There is no such thing under the sun.... :-|
Kevin.Sheehan@uniq.com.au
No utility - you can make boot tapes, but it's an art, not a science.
gibian@stars1.hanscom.af.mil (Marc S. Gibian)
Kind of tough given Solaris 2.x can not boot from tape.
(Peter Asboeck: I hope this is not true !!!)
iv08480@issc02.mdc.com (Colin Melville)
Only way I know to do what you want (boot & restore a dead
root filesystem) in Solaris is to: boot single-user from CD,
then mount the root device to /a, then restore from tape.
Same procedure with /usr.
SOLUTION: I can't accept this answer(s) !
mksysb and systemtape are shell scripts - I think I'll
have to write my own 'sysbackup', which should be available
free (uploaded to SUNSITE-hosts) and hopefully picked up
by Sun for integration into the operating system.
IDEA: As mksysb the basic operating system (on AIX
everything within rootvg) should be restoreable
on a empty disk (this means partition sizes are
also saved on tape and restored).
But ... enough now - I hope I can finish my
private project within one month.
Have a 'sunny' day
Peter
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