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bttape

bttape(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 bttape(8)

NAME

       bttape - Bootable Tape Creation utility

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/sysman bttape [-ui cui | gui [-display displayname] ]

OPTIONS

       Specifies  the  user  interface to be invoked.  The choices are: Invokes the command line interface.  Invokes the graphical user interface.
       Specific command line options that will be used to interact.

DESCRIPTION

       The Bootable Tape Creation utility is used by the system administrator to create a bootable system image, that  consists  of  a	standalone
       kernel  and  copies  of	specified  file systems. This standalone kernel is known as a miniroot and contains the requirements for a minimal
       operating system.

       In the event of a crash recovery, the system administrator can boot and restore file systems from the bootable system image  by	using  the
       btextract(8) utility.

       During the creation of the bootable system image, you are prompted for the kernel name, the tape device, and the type of miniroot file sys-
       tem, that is, a memory file system or disk partition to be used for the bootable tape image.

       You are also prompted for the pathname of the Miniroot Append file, which lets you specify which additional files or directories should	be
       included in the miniroot. The size of the Miniroot Append file should not exceed 360KB.	You are also prompted for the pathname of the File
       System Backup File which defines which file systems are backed up to tape. Each line of this file specifies one file system by  its  device
       name, mount point, and type of file system.  The bttape(8) utility provides for the creation and modification of these files.

       The bttape command has two user interface options: Graphical user interface (GUI) Command line interface (CUI)

       Online help is available for the bttape application.  To get help, select any Help button or use the Help pull-down menu.

   Running the Graphical User Interface Option:
       The bttape application can be invoked from:

       The CDE Application Manager Application Group: System_Admin System Admin SubGroup: Storage_Management

       To start bttape from the command line, enter: /usr/sbin/sysman bttape -gui

   Running the Command Line Interface Option:
       To start the bttape command line interface, enter the following command from the terminal: /usr/sbin/sysman bttape -ui cui [cuioptions]

RESTRICTIONS

       You must have the appropriate privileges to use this application.

FILES

       Bootable Tape Creation utility Help Volume Managment interface files User-defined file User-defined file to designate which file systems to
       back up

SEE ALSO

       Commands: X(1X), btcreate(8), btextract(8)

       System Administration

																	 bttape(8)

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