Hi all,
I was wondering if someone direct me in how to Make system backup for 2 nodes HACMP cluster ( system image ) .
What are the consideration for this task
You have to create two independent system backups with mksysb as if it were non-clustered systems.
I have tried to backup my server to dvds as follows
i verified the dvddrive
host:/>lsdev -Cc cdrom
cd0 Available 00-08-00 SATA DVD-RAM Drive
than as root i ran
host:/>smit mkdvd
as follows
Use an existing mksysb image?
Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.
1 yes
2 no
F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel
F8=Image F10=Exit Enter=Do
/=Find n=Find Next
i chose option:
2 no
DVD backup media format?
Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.
1 ISO9660 (CD format)
2 UDF (Universal Disk Format)
F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel
F8=Image F10=Exit Enter=Do
/=Find n=Find Next
i chose option :
1 ISO9660 (CD format)
Back Up This System to ISO9660 DVD
Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
DVD-R or DVD-RAM Device [/dev/cd0] +
mksysb creation options:
Create map files? no +
Exclude files? no +
Disable software packing of backup? no +
Backup extended attributes? yes +
File system to store mksysb image [] /
(If blank, the file system
will be created for you.)
File system to store DVD file structure [] /
(If blank, the file system
will be created for you.)
File system to store final DVD images [] /
(If blank, the file system
will be created for you.)
If file systems are being created:
Volume Group for created file systems [rootvg] +
Advanced Customization Options:
Do you want the DVD to be bootable? yes +
Remove final images after creating DVD? yes +
Create the DVD now? yes +
Install bundle file [] /
File with list of packages to copy to DVD [] /
Location of packages to copy to DVD [] +/
Customization script [] /
User supplied bosinst.data file [] /
Debug output? no +
User supplied image.data file [] /
F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel F4=List
F5=Reset F6=Command F7=Edit F8=Image
F9=Shell F10=Exit Enter=Do
my rootvg about 22gb
i have inserted 5 dvds to be burned but no dvds were burnt
here is the log of mkcd.log
host:/>cat /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log
##################################################
Tue Apr 19 16:26:51 USAST 2011
cmd: mkdvd -r /sources/p6810189_10204_AIX5L -d /dev/cd0
Initializing mkdvd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log...
Verifying command parameters...
Creating temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_images...
Creating Rock Ridge format image: /mkcd/cd_images/cd_image_1351796
Writing the CD or DVD image to device: /dev/cd0...
Removing temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_images...
any ideas the 5 dvds i have insereted were not burnt when i verified the dvds
If it is the original drive from IBM, it can only write on DVD RAM.
UDF is the recommended format, because it allows multi volume backup for DVD RAM.
The temporary filesystem should not be in rootvg or must be excluded from the backup in in /etc/exclude.rootvg