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1. AIX
We used sysback to backup some older servers and now need to restore some of the directories within a file system. I've tried to use smitty sysback to list the content of the file system but there are over 3000 entries. I'm looking for a command that would allow me to list out the directories to... (2 Replies)
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
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I have written a script .The script runs properly if i write sql queries .But if i use PLSQL commands of BEGIN if end if , end ,then on running the script the comamds are getting printed on the prompt .
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3. AIX
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i have installed aix 6.2 , and install sysback 6.1 over Nim , and cinfigure it by Nim AND sysback smitty menu with create spot and lppsource and make TSM configration for that, i take image backup(installation image) successfully but when i want to restore this image , the boot cycle... (5 Replies)
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4. AIX
Is there a flag to send to sysback on the command line so it will return the estimated backup size and exit?
We're having issues with running to a second tape at a remote data center, and I want to alter the script to exit or add exclusions if the backup is over a certain size.
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I am trying to install the Sysback client (TSM for System Backup and Recovery) 6.1 on an LPAR running AIX 5.3. One of the filesets is failing to install. Here's what it says in the preview:
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6. AIX
In smitty sysback I see there is are Offline Mirror backup and Snap Shot backup options and want to know how to use these backups without TSM. Or does anybody know where I can find information on setting up and preforming these type of backups and restores from the backups? (0 Replies)
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7. AIX
I've set sysback to run in the cron daily to backup my servers to a nim servers SAN storage. Every once and a while the backup process hangs and the backup doesn't complete. When I check the processes the sysback processes are still running hours after sysback would normally end. I don't see any... (1 Reply)
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
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I would like to learn shell scripting in UNIX. Can any one please give me the support and share the information/documents with me.
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9. AIX
I am currently running backups using an entry in the crontab redirection the output to a file. From time to time I get a backup complete with Warnings but don't know what the warnings are and they don't appear in the file. Where can I view the warings? Is there a command to view the warnings? ... (2 Replies)
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FLEXBACKUP(1) General Commands Manual FLEXBACKUP(1)
NAME
flexbackup - a flexible backup/archiving tool
SYNOPSIS
flexbackup [OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
Flexbackup is a perl script front-end to various low-level archiving utilities such as tar, dump/restore, cpio, and others.
BACKUP OPTIONS
flexbackup -dir <dir>
Backup a directory tree starting from path "path" using level 0 (full).
flexbackup -set all
Backup all sets defined in flexbackup.conf(5) using level 0 (full).
flexbackup -set <tag>
Backup a set named "tag" using level 0 (full). The set name is defined in flexbackup.conf(5).
flexbackup [...] -level <0-9 | full | differential | incremental>
Change backup level to a number "0-9", or one of the symbolic names: "full" (level 0); "differential" (level 1); "incremental" (pre-
vious backup level + 1).
flexbackup [...] -pkgdelta <rpm | freebsd>
Prune backup to files not part of a package or changed from distributed version.
flexbackup [...] -wday <0-7>
Backup only if the week day matches the input number. Sunday is 0 or 7.
flexbackup [...] -pipe
Write backup data to stdout rather than file/device.
flexbackup [...] -ignore-errors
Continue backups even if commands return error status
RESTORE OPTIONS
flexbackup -list
List files in archive.
flexbackup -extract
Extract (restore) all files from archive into your current working directory.
flexbackup -extract -flist <filelist>
Extract (restore) the files listed in text file "filelist" into your current working directory.
flexbackup -extract -onefile <filename>
Extract (restore) the single file named "filename" into your current working directory.
flexbackup -compare
Compare the archive with the files in your current working directory.
flexbackup -restore
Interactive restore (dump type only for now).
flexbackup [...] -num <n>
Read file number "n" from tape. If not given uses current tape position.
flexbackup [...] <archive>
If archiving to files rather than a device, use file named "archive" for the list/extract/compare/restore operations.
flexbackup [...] -pipe
Read backup data from stdin rather than file/device.
INDEXING OPTIONS
flexbackup -toc
List current device's table of contents.
flexbackup -toc all
List all known table of contents.
flexbackup -toc <key>
List table of contents for specific database index key named "key".
flexbackup -rmindex all
Force delete all database index info.
flexbackup -rmindex <key>
Force delete specified database tape/dir index key named "key".
flexbackup -rmindex <key:file>
Force delete specified database tape/dir index key named "key", file number "file".
MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS
flexbackup -newtape
Erase and create new index key (but don't do any backups).
flexbackup -rmfile all
If archiving to files rather than device, remove all files and index information.
flexbackup -rmfile <file>
If archiving to files rather than device, remove the file named "file" and its index information.
flexbackup [...] -c <file.conf>
Use file named "file.conf" for configuration information instead of /etc/flexbackup.conf(5).
flexbackup [...] -type <type>
Override $type setting from config file with "type".
flexbackup [...] -compress <type>
Override $compress setting from config file with "type".
flexbackup [...] -device <device>
Override $device setting from config file with "device".
flexbackup [...] -d <'setting=value'>
Override $setting setting from config file with "value".
flexbackup -dir <dir> -erase
Force a rewind/erase before backup of directory named "dir".
flexbackup -dir <dir> -norewind
Do not rewind tape after a single backup of directory named "dir".
flexbackup -set <tag> -noreten
Do not retension tape for level 0 (full) backups of set named "tag".
flexbackup -set <tag> -noerase
Do not rewind/erase tape for level 0 (full) backups of set named "tag".
flexbackup [...] -reten
Force a retension of tape before reading.
flexbackup [...] -defaults
Do not use any default values for config variables.
flexbackup -version
Display version and exit.
TESTING
/DEBUGGING OPTIONS
flexbackup -test-tape-drive
Tries writing/reading files to make sure you have tape driver and parameters set up correctly in flexbackup.conf(5).
flexbackup [...] -n
Don't run actual dump or mt commands, just print the steps that would be taken (dry run).
flexbackup [...] -type filelist
Run a special backup type that just saves a list of files that would have been archived.
FILES
/etc/flexbackup.conf - configuration settings
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to (flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net)
AUTHOR
Written by Edwin Huffstutler (edwinh@computer.org)
SEE ALSO
flexbackup.conf(5) afio(1) mt(1) tar(1) star(1) cpio(1) dump(1) restore(1) buffer(1) mbuffer(1)
Flexbackup Oct 2003 FLEXBACKUP(1)