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Storix System Backup Administrator 5 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide
Installing from an Encrypted Backup ......................................................................................................... 37
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Enter a HEX Key.................................................................................................................................. 38!
Enter an ASCII (text) Key..................................................................................................................... 38!
System Installation Process ...................................................................................................................... 38!
After booting from a network boot server.............................................................................................. 38!
Verifying the hardware configuration .................................................................................................... 38!
The System Installation and Maintenance Menu ....................................................................................... 39!
Using Keys and Getting Help ............................................................................................................... 39!
Select Installation Device/Backup ............................................................................................................. 40!
Select Local Tape Device Drives(s)...................................................................................................... 40!
Select Local Disk Backup..................................................................................................................... 42!
Install From Local NFS Mount .............................................................................................................. 43!
NFS Considerations ............................................................................................................................. 44!
Set or Change Network Configuration .................................................................................................. 44!
Select Remote Tape Device................................................................................................................. 45!
Select Remote Disk Backup................................................................................................................. 45!
TSM Configuration .................................................................................................................................... 46!
TSM Client Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 48!
TSM Server Configuration.................................................................................................................... 48!
TSM Administrator Configuration.......................................................................................................... 48!
Change the Installation Settings................................................................................................................ 48!
Install the System with Current Settings .................................................................................................... 48!
6. View/Change Installation Settings ................................................................... 50!
Select Disks to Use for Installation............................................................................................................ 50!
View/Change Partition Table................................................................................................................ 51!
Assign All Contents of a Disk to a Different Disk .................................................................................. 53!
Migrate a Partition to a Different Disk................................................................................................... 53!
Select Not to Restore Data to a Disk.................................................................................................... 53!
Change Partition Tables............................................................................................................................ 53!
Logical Volume Management .................................................................................................................... 54!
Add or Remove Physical Volumes........................................................................................................ 55!
Add or Change Volume Groups............................................................................................................ 55!
Add or Change Logical Volumes .......................................................................................................... 57!
Add or Change Meta-disks........................................................................................................................ 59!
RAID 0+1 .................................................................................................................................................. 61!
Add or Change Filesystems ...................................................................................................................... 61!
External Journals ................................................................................................................................. 63!
Minimum Filesystem Size versus Device Size......................................................................................63!
Add or Change Swap Devices................................................................................................................... 64!
Change Boot Options................................................................................................................................ 64!
7. Install the System .............................................................................................66!
Verification Process .................................................................................................................................. 66!
Starting the Installation ............................................................................................................................. 67!
Configuration Files .................................................................................................................................... 67!
Making the System Bootable..................................................................................................................... 67!
The Boot Loader .................................................................................................................................. 67!
Initial Ramdisk Image........................................................................................................................... 68!
The /boot filesystem............................................................................................................................. 68!
Doing it yourself ................................................................................................................................... 69!
Installation Errors...................................................................................................................................... 70!
System Boot Problems.............................................................................................................................. 70!
Network Re-configuration (avoiding conflicts)............................................................................................ 70!
8. System Recovery Utilities ................................................................................72!
Load Additional Device Adapter Modules .................................................................................................. 72!
Start a Maintenance Shell ......................................................................................................................... 73!
Configure Remote Install Manager ............................................................................................................ 74!