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NAME

make_net_recovery - network based system recovery archive creation

SYNOPSIS

/opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery -s

Ignite-UX_server

[

-a archive_server:archive_directory][

-A][-N][

-b][-d tag_string ][-f content_ﬁle][-

i|-ib][-l LLA][

-n number_archives][

-p]

[

-P s|w|e][-m tar|cpio|pax ][

-r][-u][-v][-x content-options][

XToolkit_Options

]

[

-?]

DESCRIPTION

make_net_recovery

creates a system recovery archive and stores the archive on the network. The

archive created by

make_net_recovery

is speciﬁc to the system for which it was created and its iden-

tity includes hostname, IP address, networking information, etc. In the event of a root disk failure, the

recovery archive may be installed via Ignite-UX to restore the system.

The contents of the system recovery archive will always include all ﬁles and directories which are con-

sidered essential for bringing up a functional system. This "essential list" is predeﬁned by

make_net_recovery

. By running make_net_recovery

in interactive mode, the directories and

ﬁles which make up the "essential list" may be displayed. In addition to the essential list, data may be

included in the archive on a disk/volume group, ﬁle, or directory basis. Nonessential ﬁles and directories

may also be excluded.

Starting with the March 2008 release of HP-UX 11i v3, LVM supports Volume Group Version 2.0. Refer to

lvm(7) for more details on different Volume Group Versions supported by LVM. Please read the

WARN-

INGS section for the limitations and restrictions of this command with regard to supportability of LVM

Volume Groups having Volume Group Versions 2.0 or higher.

HP Serviceguard (SG) introduced Cluster-wide Device Special Files (cDSF) from September 2010 release

of HP-UX 11i v3. Refer to the User Guide of SG for more information on the same. Please refer to

WARN-

INGS section for the limitations and restrictions of this command with regard to supportability of cDSF.

Options

make_net_recovery

recognizes the following options:

-s Ignite-UX_server

Speciﬁes the hostname of the Ignite-UX server . The conﬁguration ﬁles, defaults and contents

ﬁles for the client system will be written to the Ignite-UX server in

/var/opt/ignite/clients/0xLLA/recovery

. The make_net_recovery tool will

NFS mount the per-client directory to access this information.

-a archive_server:archive_directories

Speciﬁes the NFS server and location onto which to store the archive. The archive directory

must be NFS exported (see the section Exporting Archive Directory), and sufﬁcient

disk space is required. The default is the hostname of the Ignite-UX server followed by the

directory which holds the archive, e.g.,

Serverhost:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/hostname

. The hostname is

the name of the system being archived. Each

make_net_recovery client will create a sub-

directory named for the client hostname under the speciﬁed directory to store the archives.

-A Based on the ﬁles that are speciﬁed for inclusion, this option determines which disk(s) and/or

volume group(s) contain those speciﬁed ﬁles, and includes all ﬁles from those disk(s) and/or

volume group(s) in the archive.

-N Indicates no compression for archive. By default, archives are compressed using gzip.

-b When used in combination with the -i option, causes make_net_recovery to run in the

background after the interactive user interface (UI) completes.

-d tag_string

One line tag_string for the system recovery archive. If the tag_string includes spaces, it must

be enclosed in quotation marks. The tag_string will be displayed when choosing the archive as

a conﬁguration from the Ignite-UX interactive user interface. The default tag_string is

Recovery Archive. The tag_string is speciﬁed in the INDEX ﬁle as the value for the cfg

keyword, and must not exceed 80 characters.

HP-UX 11i Version 3: March 2012 − 1 − Hewlett-Packard Company 1

Summary of content (10 pages)

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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) NAME make_net_recovery - network based system recovery archive creation SYNOPSIS /opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery -s Ignite-UX_server [ -a archive_server:archive_directory] [ -A] [ -N] [ -b] [ -d tag_string ] [ -f content_file ] [ i|-ib] [ -l LLA] [ -n number_archives] [ -p] [ -P s|w|e ] [ -m tar|cpio|pax ] [ -r] [ -u] [ -v] [ -x content-options] [ XToolkit_Options] [ -?] DESCRIPTION make_net_recovery creates a system recovery archive and stores the archive o
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) -f content_file Location of the file which identifies keywords to specify inclusions and exclusions for the archive. The default is /var/opt/ignite/clients/0xLLA/recovery/archive_content. This default file is located on the Ignite-UX server and accessed by the client through an NFS mount. The absolute path name to the archive_content file must be supplied as an argument to the -f option.
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) options. -v Display verbose progress messages while creating the system recovery archive. Includes information such as which volume groups/disks will be included in the system recovery archive. -x include=file|directory Includes the file or directory in the recovery archive, but does not cross any mount points. Note, file names may NOT end with a space.
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) exclude filename | directory Exclude the specified filename or directory and all subdirectories and files contained under the subdirectories. Note, file names may NOT end with a space. make_net_recovery reads the contents file to generate the list of files that will be used to create the system recovery archive. The contents file may be modified by hand or by running make_net_recovery in interactive mode.
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make_net_recovery(1M) • make_net_recovery(1M) Select the recovery configuration to use. Exporting Archive Directory The directory used to store the archives must be exported from the archive server to each client. Exporting the archive directory from the system where the archive will be stored enables make_net_recovery to create and access the archive via NFS.
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) International Code Set Support Ignite-UX uses a variety of system commands to accomplish its functionality. Because the output of many of these commands is parsed, Ignite-UX ensures that the POSIX locale is normally used by modifying environment variables. Help text and some command output not parsed by Ignite-UX will be left in the user’s specified locale.
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) General Backup/Recover Not Recommended The make_net_recovery toolset is intended only to create or recover a recovery archive. The recovery archive will include the operating system and a reasonable amount of user data. It is NOT intended to be a general purpose backup and restoration tool, and should not be used for that objective.
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) VxVM Disk Groups The root-disk groups managed by VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) may be included in the Ignite-UX archive since the B.3.8 release. However, prior to B.3.8 release,the VxVM disk groups cannot be included in the Ignite-UX archive. If they are included, make_net_recovery will error. Those disk groups will be left undisturbed and reintegrated into the system after the recovery is complete.
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) unsupported volume groups as input to make_net_recovery command or migrate all those unsupported volume group version to 2.2 or higher (using LVM’s Volume Group Version migration tool, vgversion) and rerun the command. For LVM Volume Groups having Volume Group Version 2.
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make_net_recovery(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) by make_net_recovery and provides a list of client-specific selections from which a user may choose during a system recovery. /var/opt/ignite/clients/0xLLA /recovery The per-clients recovery directory. It holds the client’s recovery configuration, log, and status files as described below. /var/opt/ignite/clients/0xLLA /recovery/archive_content Supplies files and directories to be included or excluded.