HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide, May 2005

Preparing to Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v2
Backing Up Your System
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Task 2: Creating an Operating System Recovery
Archive
To protect your data, create an operating system recovery archive to be
used in the event of a system crash. You can use two Ignite-UX recovery
tools to enable consistent, reliable recovery in the event of a catastrophic
failure of the system disk or root volume group:
• make_net_recovery
Use this command to create an operating system recovery archive on
another system on the network. This command works on any system
that has Ignite-UX installed.
• make_tape_recovery
Use this command to create an operating system recovery archive on
a bootable recovery tape for a system while it is up and running. This
command works on any system that has Ignite IUX installed.
NOTE The Ignite-UX recovery tools are intended to be used in conjunction with
data recovery applications to create a means of total system recovery. HP
does not recommend using Ignite-UX recovery tools to backup and
recover data other than essential system data.