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Operating Systems AIX AIX 5.2 Maksysb Image backup/restore Post 302205822 by dayinthelife on Monday 16th of June 2008 11:13:44 AM

06-16-2008

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Thanks for the Replies!

I may have to wait for my counterpart to get back from vacation.

I am going to try and boot off the fakemaksysb image I created off the primary server. Hopefully we will receive the DAT maksysb image. I will try to install the DAT with the bootable CD.

Here was some more of the verbeage in the email we received after creating the DAT maksysb.

1). Boot off of media that has a smaller boot image and is at the same level
as the backup. (For example, the AIX product media, or network boot image.)
Then, select "3 Access Advanced Maintenance Functions", select "4 Install
from a System Backup", select tape drive and install. If you do not have AIX
product media at the same level, see "CREATING BOOTABLE CD MEDIA" below.

Note: If install media is not at equal to or higher maintenance level than
the level of the backup image being installed, unpredictable results might occur.

2). Remove filesets from the system that would result in a smaller boot image
and then create a new backup.

This option might not be valid if the system requires all the filesets that it
currently has on it to run. This includes filesets whose names begin with
devices, for example: devices.pci.xxxxxx.rte). Do not remove any filesets
for devices that you might have on other systems in your environment because
the resulting backup may not be able to boot or install onto those systems.

CREATING BOOTABLE CD MEDIA:

Preferably on the same system that the non-bootable backup came from, execute
the following commands:

# cd /var/adm/ras
# ls ./bosinst.data ./image.data | backup -ivqf/tmp/fakemksysb
# mkcd -m /tmp/fakemksysb -d /dev/cdx # Where cdx is an attached cdwriter
OR
# mkcd -m /tmp/fakemksysb -S # Will create a CD image which can be
# transferred to a system with a cdwriter

Note: The final mkcd command in the previous example makes an image that could
be transferred to another system (AIX or non-AIX) for burning.
Note: The bosinst.data file must be set for a prompted install (PROMPT = yes).

Thanks again for your assistance!!

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grub-setup

GRUB-SETUP(8)						  System Administration Utilities					     GRUB-SETUP(8)

NAME

       grub-setup - set up a device to boot using GRUB

SYNOPSIS

       grub-setup [OPTION...] DEVICE

DESCRIPTION

       Set up images to boot from DEVICE.

       You should not normally run this program directly.  Use grub-install instead.

       -a, --allow-floppy
	      Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.

       -b, --boot-image=FILE
	      Use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]

       -c, --core-image=FILE
	      Use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]

       -d, --directory=DIR
	      Use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=/boot/grub]

       -f, --force
	      Install even if problems are detected

       -m, --device-map=FILE
	      Use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]

       -r, --root-device=DEV
	      Use DEV as the root device [default=guessed]

       -s, --skip-fs-probe
	      Do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE

       -v, --verbose
	      Print verbose messages.

       -?, --help
	      give this help list

       --usage
	      give a short usage message

       -V, --version
	      print program version

       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

       DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

       grub-install(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-mkrescue(1)

       The  full  documentation  for  grub-setup is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and grub-setup programs are properly installed at
       your site, the command

	      info grub-setup

       should give you access to the complete manual.

grub-setup (GRUB) 1.99-12ubuntu5				   October 2011 						     GRUB-SETUP(8)

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