HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-06 - Ignite-UX

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 24 (of 58)

Chapter 06 Ignite-UX

October 29, 2013

for example

# xhost +host1

Export the display if necessary:

# export DISPLAY=<hostname>:0

for example

# export DISPLAY=host1:0

On the Ignite-UX server start Ignite-UX as root:

# /opt/ignite/bin/ignite

In case of a new client, add the new client first:

Choose <Actions> <Add New Client for Recovery...>

Start the Tape Recovery Archive Creation:

Click on the client icon and select <Actions> <Create Tape Recovery Archive ...>

What will follow are a series of guided screens for additional configuration. Note: Do not forget

to press <add selected disk/vg> for the vg00 in the Archive Content screen if it is desired to

backup the complete vg00. Otherwise, only a core OS will be backed up. Other VGs, directories

or files may be optionally included or excluded.

Creating a make_tape_recovery tape - Command Line Examples

When the server is stated using the -s option, the configuration, log and status files will be

created on the Ignite-UX server at:/

var/opt/ignite/recovery/clients/0x{LLA}/recovery/<date,time>.

If no Ignite-UX server is stated, the configuration files will be created locally on the client

system at /var/opt/ignite/recovery/<date,time>.

Note: Every example below shows the command line with and without the -s option to remind

display the different possibilities.

Archiving only essential core OS files using the default device file /dev/rmt/0mn

# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -v

# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery –v -s <Ignite_server>