01-13-2015
yes, you can do it on x86. connect it to (pci or similar) scsi card, make a dd image, and use qemu to emulate Solaris9. better yet, I think Linux can mount sparc ufs directly from raw image.
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volcopy_ufs
volcopy_ufs(1M) System Administration Commands volcopy_ufs(1M)
NAME
volcopy_ufs - make an image copy of a ufs file system
SYNOPSIS
volcopy [-F ufs] [generic_options] fsname srcdevice volname1 destdevice volname2
DESCRIPTION
volcopy makes a literal copy of the ufs file system using a blocksize matched to the device.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
generic_options options supported by the generic volcopy command. See volcopy(1M).
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
fsname represents the mount point (for example, root, u1, etc.) of the file system being copied.
srcdevice or destdevice the disk partition specified using the raw device (for example, /dev/rdsk/cld0s8, /dev/rdsk/cld1s8, etc.).
srcdevice and volname1 the device and physical volume from which the copy of the file system is being extracted.
destdevice and volname2 the target device and physical volume.
fsname and volname are limited to six or fewer characters and recorded in the superblock. volname may be `-' to use the existing volume
name.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful file system copy.
non-zero An error has occurred.
FILES
/var/adm/filesave.log a record of file systems/volumes copied
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
cpio(1), dd(1M), labelit(1M), volcopy(1M), attributes(5), ufs(7FS)
NOTES
volcopy does not support copying to tape devices. Use dd(1M) for copying to and from tape devices.
SunOS 5.11 15 Apr 2003 volcopy_ufs(1M)