Ignite-UX Reference (March 2010, B3921-90005)

make_tape_recovery(1M) make_tape_recovery(1M)
-p Previews the processing that would take place without actually creating the tape. This is
a way of verifying the directory /var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest (which is
linked to the latest archive directory of the form
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/date,time) on the local (client) system. To access
this directory on a specified Ignite-UX server, the directory is located at
/var/opt/ignite/clients/0xLLA/recovery/date,time. The directory con-
tains the files archive_cfg, control_cfg, and system_cfg that were created
with the configuration information desired. It also contains the file flist that lists the
files that make up the archive. It is best not to modify this file. However, it may be edited
to exclude some files/directories from the archive by deleting the entire line, if desired.
Only files or directories that are known to be user created should be deleted. The files
that end in _cfg contain configuration information that may be changed. For example,
converting from HFS to VxFS. No further checks are done by
make_tape_recovery. The creation of the System Recovery Tape may then be
resumed using the -r option.
-P s|w|e
When a disk or volume group is partially included in the system recovery archive, gener-
ate an ERROR (e), WARNING (w), or SUPPRESS (s) any warning messages that would
normally be generated when partial inclusions occur. The default is w, causing WARN-
ING messages to be produced when partial inclusions of disks and/or volume groups are
detected. When e is specified, an error message will be displayed to both stdout and to
the log file, and execution of make_tape_recovery will stop once the error message
is displayed.
-m tar|cpio|pax
Specify in which format (tar, pax,orcpio) the files/directories image on the tape
will be stored. tar, pax,orcpio may be specified. If this option is not specified,
tar is the default format.
-r Resumes creation of the System Recovery Tape after the -p option was used to create
the /var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest directory, and its *_cfg files have
possibly been edited. If the -A and -r options are both used, the -A option will be
ignored, since the file list, flist, and other configuration files, *_cfg, hav e been cre-
ated and possibly modified.
-u Updates the Ignite-UX software from the Ignite server specified by the -s option. This
is done only when the version of software on the server is newer than the client. The
software update uses the depot on the server in the location:
/var/opt/ignite/depots/recovery_cmds. If this depot does not exist, you
may use the /opt/ignite/lbin/pkg_rec_depot command to create it. When
the -u option causes the software to be updated, it then automatically restarts the com-
mand with the same options.
-t tape_title_string
Specifies a custom message that will be displayed to the user during a recovery from the
tape. This may be useful in identifying the tape. The default title that will be written to
the tape is of the form: "Recovery tape created from system: hostname on date". This
message is only displayed when booting directly from tape. If using a 2-step boot from
DVD/CD, then the -d option can be used to change the description shown in the user
interface.
-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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