Air Cleaner User Manual

when you use a tape drive or virtual device. Change this field only if
you are creating a backup that is to be installed (cloned) onto another
platform type or to a machine running a different kernel. Press F4 to
list the platforms/kernels for which tape boot support is installed on
the system and select from the list.
The following platform/kernel types are currently supported:
chrp Common Hardware Reference
chrp/MP Multiprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform
rs6k RISC System/6000 (uniprocessor)
rs6k/MP Multiprocessor RISC System/6000
rspc PCI-based (PC) RISC System/6000 (uniprocessor)
rspc/MP Multiprocessor PCI-based (PC) RISC System/6000
Network install support to include
Default=(Blank/None). If, after booting a system from this backup tape,
you want to perform a network installation (rather than installation
from this backup), press F4 to display a list of supported network types
and select a network type from the list. You must select the network
type of the adapter that will be used to install the system from the
network server.
4. Press Enter to begin creation of the bootable tape.
Creating a Bootable CD/DVD (Without Data)
Use the Create a Bootable CD/DVD (without data) option to create a bootable CD
or DVD on the local system or a remote server. This bootable media is identical to
a system backup except that it does not contain any backup data.
The primary intention of this option is to enable you to create a CD or DVD that
can be used to boot a system to the SysBack Installation and Maintenance Menus
without having to perform a full backup. This media enables the user to perform
system maintenance or to boot from an alternate media if the boot images on a
prior system backup are corrupt or do not contain updated device information.
You can also boot from a CD or DVD containing required device support software
to perform a network installation from media on a remote server. When booting
from CD or DVD to perform a network installation, the server on which the
installation media is present does not need the device support installed to support
the client, but the installation media itself must contain the required device
support.
Cloning systems: A boot CD or DVD created on one machine can be used on
another machine with a different processor or platform type. The system backup
created on one machine can also be installed on another machine, even if the
device configuration differs. When cloning systems, the machine on which the boot
media is created must have installed all of the device and system support software
for the destination platform type, processor type, and other required devices.
To create a bootable CD or DVD:
1. From the Utilities menu, select Create a Bootable CD/DVD (without data).
Note: From the command line, type smit sb_mkbootcd.
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