HP-UX Containers (SRP) A.03.01 Administrator's Guide

• Migrate a container across systems: export and import a container, then delete the original

container.

• Create a new container by copying an existing container: export a container, then import the

container with a new name and network configuration.

• Create a copy of a container for archival purposes. Similarly, a container can be taken

offline by exporting and deleting the original container.

In Example 6.8, the user runs the srp –export and srp –import commands to copy the

container named myContainer to a new container named newContainer.

When you copy a container with a new name, it is by default configured to start at run-level 2 instead

of the run-level configured in the original container. You should reconfigure the services in the new

container, as needed, and update the run-level in the container’s /etc/inittab file to the desired

value.

Example 6.8 Copying a container

# srp -export myContainer -xfile myContainer.x

/var/hpsrp/myContainer will require 4829788K octets in the exchange file

Enter the requested values when prompted, then press return.

Enter "?" for help at prompt. Press control-c to exit.

Save SRP container directories in exchange file? [yes] RETURN

Press return or enter "yes" to process this template.

Do you wish to continue? [yes] RETURN

export compartment rules succeeded

export RBAC admin role for compartment succeeded

export prm rules succeeded

export ipfilter rules succeeded

export ipsec rules succeeded

archiving etc home net opt tmp var bin lib .profile .sw .srp ...

export system product list succeeded

export compartment network service rules succeeded

export provision service succeeded

# srp -import newContainer -xfile myContainer.x

running fitness tests ...

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Container "myContainer" exported from mySystem on Thu Jun 30 18:41:17 PDT 2011

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Enter the requested values when prompted, then press return.

Enter "?" for help at prompt. Press control-c to exit.

Default run-level: [2] RETURN

IP address: 192.2.2.2

Add IP address to netconf file? [yes] RETURN

IP subnet mask (press return to accept default): []RETURN

Primary network interface name: [] lan0

Gateway server IP address for default route (0 to skip) [192.2.2.2] RETURN

The following template variables have been set to the values shown:

iface = lan0

ip_address = 192.2.2.2

Press return or enter "yes" to make the selected modifications with these

values. Do you wish to continue? [yes] RETURN