volcopy_ufs(1M) 					  System Administration Commands					   volcopy_ufs(1M)

NAME

       volcopy_ufs - make an image copy of a ufs file system

SYNOPSIS

       volcopy [ -F ufs] [generic_options] fsname srcdevice volname1 destdevice volname2

DESCRIPTION

       volcopy makes a literal copy of the ufs file system using a blocksize matched to the device.

OPTIONS

       The following option is supported:

       generic_options	       options supported by the generic  volcopy command. See  volcopy(1M).

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       fsname			       represents the mount point (for example, root, u1, etc.) of the file system being copied.

       srcdevice or destdevice	       the disk partition specified using the raw device (for example, /dev/rdsk/cld0s8, /dev/rdsk/cld1s8, etc.).

       srcdevice and volname1	       the device and physical volume from which the copy of the file system is being extracted.

       destdevice and volname2	       the target device and physical volume.

       fsname  and  volname  are  limited to six or fewer characters and recorded in the superblock. volname may be `-' to use the existing volume
       name.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	       Successful file system copy.

       non-zero        An error has occurred.

FILES

       /var/adm/filesave.log   a record of file systems/volumes copied

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       cpio(1), dd(1M), labelit(1M), volcopy(1M), attributes(5), ufs(7FS)

NOTES

       volcopy does not support copying to tape devices. Use dd(1M) for copying to and from tape devices.

SunOS 5.10							    15 Apr 2003 						   volcopy_ufs(1M)