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Operating Systems Solaris Solaris 8 using Flash Archive for Disaster Recovery Post 302276837 by Kevin1166 on Wednesday 14th of January 2009 06:10:18 PM

01-14-2009

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Solaris 8 using Flash Archive for Disaster Recovery

Hello everyone I am Kevin and new to this forum.

I have encounter an issue I can't seem to resolve. I am currently using Solaris 8 02/04 on Sun V240 servers. I know how to create a flar image of the server and restore it using NFS (network server) or Local Tape (tape drive). What I need to do is figure out how to directly archive the flar image to a portable USB hard drive. Also how to restore it from the USB hard drive or from a DVD.

1. I can't seem to get my server to recognize a USB pin drive or hard drive. This might be because the ones I am using are not compatible with Solaris 8.

2. I created a flar image then ftp'd it to a windows machine and burned it onto a DVD. I now want to restore that image using the Flash Archive Retrival Method on the Solaris OS CD #1. I boot the server from the CD then answer the questions up to the Flash Archive Retrival Method page. It gives me 5 options.

HTTP
NFS
Local File
Local Tape
Local Device

I use NFS and Local Tape to restore images from a network server of tape. I tried using the Local Device to restore from a DVD or USB hard drive, but I have not had any luck.

Any insight would be very helpful. This link explains the tape drive method BigAdmin Submitted Article: Using Flash Archive in the Solaris Operating System for Disaster Recovery

Thank you

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suninstall

suninstall(1M)                                            System Administration Commands                                            suninstall(1M)

NAME

       suninstall - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       suninstall

DESCRIPTION

       install-solaris(1M) is now the preferred command for starting and restarting the Solaris Installation program. It should be used instead of
       suninstall. suninstall is symbolically linked to install-solaris.

       suninstall is a forms-based and graphical subsystem for installing the operating system.

       suninstall exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should only be invoked from there. Refer to the Solaris 10 Instal-
       lation Guide: Basic Installations for more details.

       suninstall allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. suninstall loads the software available on the installa-
       tion media. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for disk space requirements.

USAGE

       Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information on the various menus and selections.

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWcdrom (Solaris  instal-  |
       |                             |lation media)                |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), install-solaris(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations

NOTES

       It is advisable to exit suninstall by means of the exit options in the suninstall menus.

SunOS 5.10                                                          9 Sep 2004                                                      suninstall(1M)