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Operating Systems AIX VIOS backup Post 302835979 by rbatte1 on Tuesday 23rd of July 2013 10:50:00 AM
Old 07-23-2013
I'm not sure about estimating the size. It is a mksysb and readcd -wbehind the scenes. If you haven't created any logical devices in the rootvg of the VIO server, then it should fit on a standard 4.7Gb DVD-RAM. Logical devices include virtual disks for guest LPARs or virtual optical media. You need to be aware that an upgrade of the VIO server can destroy these items too, so LPAR disks can be lost.


You can't use DVD-RW media and (obviously) you need to have a DVD Read/Write device. The default is often a DVD read-only drive as it is cheaper. Check with IBM what you have in your server. They will probably ask for the output of lscfg -vl cd0 from the VIO command line.





Robin
 

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BACKUP_APROPOS(8)					       AFS Command Reference						 BACKUP_APROPOS(8)

NAME
backup_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string SYNOPSIS
backup apropos -topic <help string> [-help] backup ap -t <help string> [-h] DESCRIPTION
The backup apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry for any backup command that has in its name or short description the string specified by the -topic argument. To display the syntax for a command, use the backup help command. OPTIONS
-topic <help string> Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters only. If the string is more than a single word, surround it with double quotes (" ") or other delimiters. -help Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored. OUTPUT
The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly describes its function. This command displays the first line for any backup command where the string specified with the -topic argument is part of the command name or first line. EXAMPLES
The following example lists all backup commands that include the word "tape" in their names or short descriptions: % backup apropos tape labeltape: label a tape readlabel: read the label on tape scantape: dump information recovery from tape status: get tape coordinator status PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
None SEE ALSO
backup(8), backup_help(8) COPYRIGHT
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