07-02-2009
How to create mondo backup for size > 4.5 GB
Hello Friends,
I use mondoarchive to take a bootable backup of my system on a DVD. But whenever there are large files on the system, i.e. the size of the entire backup increases beyond 4.5 GB, the mondoarchive utility does not take any backup. This is quite obvious because the size of DVD is limited to 4.5 GB.
Following is the command used to take the backup on the DVD -
mondoarchive -Or -9 -d /dev/cdrom -F -s 4480m
OS: RHEL4
Mondo version is: mondo-2.2.4-1.rhel4
Can anyone please provide me with the solution of how to backup the system on a DVD if size exceeds 4.5 GB.
Is there any provision that would ask for another DVD when the max size is reached ( as is during the installation of some software/OS, to insert another disk, when installation from one is done)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Shamik.
---------- Post updated at 10:10 AM ---------- Previous update was at 07:58 AM ----------
forgot to mention --
backup is a problem when one or more files with size greater than 4.5 GB are present.
How to split those files across DVDs
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LEARN ABOUT HPUX
vxconfigbackupd
vxconfigbackupd(1M) vxconfigbackupd(1M)
NAME
vxconfigbackupd - disk group configuration backup daemon
SYNOPSIS
vxconfigbackupd [-l]
DESCRIPTION
The vxconfigbackupd daemon automatically backs up information about a disk group's new configuration whenever the configuration is changed.
OPTIONS
-l Logs backup daemon activities to the file /etc/vx/cbr/bkdaemonLog.
FILES
/sbin/init.d/vxvm-recover
Startup file for vxconfigbackupd.
/etc/vx/cbr/bk/dgname.dgid/dgid.dginfo
Location of backup file for disk group information.
/etc/vx/cbr/bk/dgname.dgid/dgid.diskinfo
Location of backup file for disk attributes.
/etc/vx/cbr/bk/dgname.dgid/dgid.binconfig
Location of backup file for binary configuration copy.
/etc/vx/cbr/bk/dgname.dgid/dgid.cfgrec
Location of backup file for configuration records in vxprint -m format.
NOTES
The vxconfigbackup command can be used to back up a disk group's configuration manually at any desired time.
The disk group configuration backup and restore utilities do not save any data in the public region. This includes file system or other
application data that is configured within VxVM objects.
When a disk group is destroyed, its configuration backup information (including the backup directory) is also removed. The only exception
to this behavior is when the disk group is in the precommit state of restoration.
The backup directory should be large enough to accommodate copies of all the currently imported disk groups. The minimum recommended size
of the backup directory is P * (N + 1) megabytes, where P is the private region in megabytes (by default, 32MB), and N is the number of
disk groups. The additional P megabytes is required to hold a temporary copy of the disk group configuration when a disk group is imported
or a configuration change is made.
The default backup directory is /etc/vx/cbr/bk. The location of the backup directory can be configured by using the vxconfigbackup -l
backup_directory_path command.
SEE ALSO
vxconfigbackup(1M), vxconfigrestore(1M)
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