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# 8  
Old 02-09-2012
Are those VXFS filesystems ?

If so you can try via vxdump / vxrestore command.
It supports dump to file, stdin so you can even use it via SSH / RSH.

Regards
Peasant.
# 9  
Old 02-09-2012
@Peasant: yes all have vxfs format filesystem ..

I can take vxdump online or have to do it offiline .. Is it same like dd backup .. Is there any chance that it will exclude any locked files ...

Can you share some link or have any tuto of vxdump/vxrestore ... please share


Thanks ..

Last edited by vbe; 02-10-2012 at 05:59 AM..
# 10  
Old 02-10-2012
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@Peasant: yes all have vxfs format filesystem ..
I think you have LVM format filesystems which though they mount as "vxfs" are not the same as a native Veritas filesystem (where you would use "vx" commands).

The full Veritas package is available for HP-UX 11 as an alternative to LVM and I believe that it is the default on HP-UX 11.23 . This is of no use to you.

vbe is making some very good points. A mirrored discs is unsuitable for copying with "dd" because it relies on another disc for its integrity. Every disc in the Volume Group holds a record of the whole Volume Group and every disc has a unique identity within LVM.
# 11  
Old 02-10-2012
If filesystems (on LVM or whatever) were created on v2 with mkfs -F vxfs or v3 newfs, vxdump can be used. I belive that only BASE-VXFS is required (with OnlineJFS for online resizing ).
Code:
# swlist -l bundle | grep -i veritas
  B3929GB                               B.05.01.02     OnlineJFS for Veritas File System 5.0.1 Bundle
  Base-VxFS-501                         B.05.01.02     Veritas File System Bundle 5.0.1 for HP-UX

Machine up uses standard HPUX LVM with VXFS.

Veritas LVM and VXFS i belive can be found in Base-VXVM package (comes with HPUX mission critical editions, datacentar or whatever is called nowadays.)
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