HP-UX 11i v2 Installation and Update Guide, December 2005

Creating an HP Service Partition
Creating the HP Service Partition
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Task 2: Creating an HP Service Partition
Use the following procedure to create and configure a new HP Service
Partition.
Step 1. Determine which recovery method to use: make_tape_recovery or
make_net_recovery.
Use the make_net_recovery command to create an archive on another
system or the make_tape_recovery to create an archive on tape. The
make_tape_recovery and make_net_recovery commands both create a
bootable recovery (install) archive that is customized for your machine.
The archive contains your system’s configuration information (disk
layout, etc.) and files on your root disk or root volume group. You can
exert some control over which files are saved as part of the archive.
HP Integrity Servers do not support direct boot from tape devices.
Consequently, you need to perform a two-step media recovery process. To
create the HP Service Partition and restore your system, you need a tape
device with enough capacity to hold the system archive, the HP-UX 11i
v2 DVD media, and the recovery tape.
If you choose the make_net_recovery recovery method, make sure you
have enough space on the network to make recovery archives.
IMPORTANT The recovery process may fail if the boot disk file system is full while
attempting to create a full archive with make_tape_recovery or
make_net_recovery. Either the system or user data restore may run out
of space.
Make sure that you back up your user data using other supported
backup software for HP-UX 11i v2, and use make_tape_recovery or
make_net_recovery to create an archive of your system data.
Refer to the Ignite-UX Administration Guide for more details on the
make_net_recovery and make_tape_recovery commands.
Step 2. Make a system archive using either the make_net_recovery or
make_tape_recovery command:
• To save a system archive to an Ignite-UX server:
make_net_recovery -s iuxServer -A