12-09-2010
how to make a full system backup excluding data and restoring it to a new system
Hi,
In order to have a sand box machine that I could use to test some system changes before going to production state, I'd like to duplicate a working system to a virtual one. Ideally, I'd like to manage to do it this way :
- Make a full system backup
excluding the user file system (this system is used as mail and file server)
- Being able to
send the data directly to the virtual machine by using the network. (no intermediate backup disk)
Is it possible ?
Thanks for your help !
Matthieu
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I am new to UNIX and need help in cloning a HPUX 10.2 Ace 5, can anybody please guide me in making a full system backup.
Real Chess (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: real-chess
0 Replies
2. Linux
Please help. I am new to linux. I wrote a script to run the backup on lunix machine but the job gave me an error. I am using Linux 2.6.14.3. Below is the sample of my script can anyone tell me where went wrong? Thanks in advance.
#!/bin/sh
dat=$(date +%d%b%y)... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: clement
5 Replies
3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
hi,
Recently, I had receive one system. it's run on the unix tru64 server.
I looking some log files when i know don't work few months age system backup to tape.
Below error:
INFO:Tape backups to tape tape0 starting
for backup list:
slot2:/disk4
Backup Command Variable... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: Tlg13team
0 Replies
4. Solaris
I have unix server with OS 5.8 ,,,
I tried ufsdump 0ua -f /dev/rmt/0 / to perform full system backup on tape but I failed could any one give a procedure for full system backup on solaris machine using tapes??? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mm00123
1 Replies
5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I would like to know if I can do a full system back
up on my Unix Sco openserver 5.0.5 Machine. If so, What
is the syntax to do this or where can I find this
information at?
Also, is it possible to make this tape bootable so
that I can easily do a full system restore? Any
information on... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: nellenodrog
2 Replies
6. HP-UX
Hello,
I'm still new in HP-UX backup and I want to do a FULL BACKUP of HP-UX server to TAPE device. After reading on several forums and posts, i have list down several steps on how to do a full backup on HP-UX with fbackup. I would like the gurus here to comment/advise on the steps below
1)... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: miskin
4 Replies
7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi All,
I have successfully backup & restore (using tar) one of my Debian Lenny Servers.
On the restore server (standby machine), everytime i have to erase the disk & extract the tar backup.
I want to extract the tar on the running restore server on a directory for e.g /systembackup-01,... (11 Replies)
Discussion started by: coolatt
11 Replies
8. Solaris
I have backed up the contents of my Solaris 10 machine in its entirety, and I'm trying to figure out if I can somehow use this archive to restore my old system just as it was on a new machine. Assuming I have all files from my old machine backed up, is this possible?
What I've been trying to do... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: unblockable
6 Replies
9. Solaris
Hello i am new on Solaris, and i need to migrate my old AIX 5.3 to Solaris 11.2
Now i have all apps working fine but i have the backup cause i was reading and i have not idea about what method must i choose.
Btw on AIX i had a mksysb backup to restore all system and obviously another backups to... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: thorin666
4 Replies
10. AIX
Hello All,
I am trying to clone an entire AIX virtual machine to a new virtual machine including all partitions and OS.Can anyone help me on the procedure to follow? I am not really sure on how it can be done.Thanks in advance.
Please use CODE tags for sample input, sample output, and for code... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: gull05
4 Replies
LEARN ABOUT OSF1
svatophys
svatophys(9r) svatophys(9r)
NAME
svatophys - General: Converts a system virtual address to a physical address
SYNOPSIS
kern_return_t svatophys(
vm_offset_t kern_addr,
vm_offset_t *phys_addr );
ARGUMENTS
Specifies the kernel virtual address. Specifies a pointer to the physical address to be filled in.
DESCRIPTION
The svatophys routine converts a system virtual address to the corresponding physical address. All address and data structure manipulation
done within the kernel is performed using system virtual addresses. Typically, system virtual addresses are a means of mapping physical
memory and I/O space, which often consists of device registers and DMA buffers. In contrast to this, devices are usually unaware of any
virtual addressing and for this reason use physical addresses. You use the svatophys routine to perform this address translation.
As an example of where you can use this address translation, a disk device driver can use DMA buffers to transfer blocks of data to the
disk (for the case of a write operation). The data to be written to disk is present in system memory at a system virtual address known to
the driver. To initiate the DMA operation, the disk driver can set up a command packet to specify a write operation to the underlying disk
controller hardware. This write command packet contains (among other things) the location of the DMA buffer as a physical address and the
length of the buffer. Here, the driver calls the svatophys routine to translate the system virtual address of the DMA buffer to a physical
address in the command packet issued to the disk driver.
RETURN VALUES
The svatophys routine returns the following: The address translation has been completed successfully. Unable to perform address transla-
tion. This value indicates that the address specified by the kern_addr argument is not a valid kernel or system virtual address.
svatophys(9r)