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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. When modifying the contents file, keep the following points
in mind:
• No essential file or directory may be excluded. Exclusions of essential files or directories will be
ignored.
• Exclusions take precedence over inclusions. Anything that is both included and excluded will be
excluded from the archive.
• The ordering of inclusions and exclusions within the defaults file is not significant.
• File names may NOT end with a space.
• The files and directories under NFS or LOFS mounts will not be archived.
• The files and directories must be given as absolute paths.
Using Settings From Previous Archive Creation
The defaults file stores input specified by interacting with the
make_net_recovery
GUI. Options are
preserved until the next archive is generated by interacting with the GUI. Command-line options will
override settings in the defaults file. The full path for the defaults file is
/var/opt/ignite/clients/0x
LLA/recovery/defaults on the Ignite-UX server. This direc-
tory is accessed via NFS from the client.
###### defaults file ######
RECOVERY_LOCATION=
15.1.2.3 :/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/
client_name
RECOVERY_DESCRIPTION="Recovery Archive"
SAVE_NUM_ARCHIVES=
2
ARCHIVE_TYPE=tar
Saving the LIF Area
The LIF area of a disk will be archived and restored if it is different from the default LIF area. This
means if either the auto-boot line in the
AUTO LIF file is not "hpux" or the LIF files in addition to
ISL,
HPUX, LABEL, and AUTO are present, then the LIF files will be copied to
/usr/lib/ignite_bootlif
. These LIF files will be restored to the LIF area unless a LIF file with
the same name already exists or the
AUTO file contains something other than hpux.
Using the Recovery Archive
To recover a failed system using the network recovery archive:
• If the client system is being replaced, or the LAN card has changed since
make_net_recovery was last used, you should manually rename the old client directory
prior to starting the recovery. Not doing so will cause a new directory to be created and you will
not see the recovery archives created under the old client directory. To rename the client direc-
tory, obtain the new LAN address (you can use the LanAddress boot-ROM command in the
information menu), then use the mv command. For example:
cd /var/opt/ignite/clients
mv 0x00108305463A 0x0060B0C43AB7
If you have already booted the new system, you will need to remove the new client before renam-
ing the old directory. Be careful not to remove the old directory containing the recovery informa-
tion.
• Boot the system using either a network boot, a tape created using
make_boot_tape, or using
the bootsys command if the system is still running.
• Do not interact with ISL.
• Select:
[ Install HP-UX ].
• From the Ignite-UX GUI, select the icon for the client.
• Choose
Install/New Install.
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