AIX Backup and Bundle Installation 2

[neuralnode]

Hi all,

I'm a beginner with AIX, but just got one box under my administration, and I'll have to do two things:

1. backup the whole OS to a file/directory (via NFS)
2. install a bff package

How do I do that? Mind you, the tapes or CD/DVD are out of the question.

How does one install bff's? Via smit install_latest or installp??

Thanx in advance!

 

[Aixexplore]

Hi,
1. You can do mksysb, on your NFS mounted NIM server,Assuming you have nim server.
mksysb -i -X -p -e /"Monuted directory"

2. Yes smitty update_all , Point to directory where you have .bff ( repository)

 

[khalidaaa]

Keep in mind that mksysb on nfs is not a bootable image!

To do that look in here:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1278785&page=7

For installing the bff, look in here:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Unix/Q_21427582.html

Regards,
Khalid

 

[Aixexplore]

Khalid,

I think once we have mksysb on NIM , We can make it as mksysb resourse & make SPOT out of it & than boot of it as NIM client ..?

 

[chgwhat]

neuralnode has only one box, so NIM is out of the question.

Depending on AIX version and disks, you could look at alt_disk or multibos.



Tony ... aka chgwhat

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