Bootable backup

[nwardez]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if there's a way to create a bootable backup of a Solaris system so that you can rebuild your server with one cartridge (as one can do with "mksysb" on Aix) ?

Thanks

 

[mgrun]

All you have to do is boot from the OS cdrom. Then mount the "/" filesystem and do the installboot command. Copy the exact syntax from man installboot.
Then you can reboot and have access to your disk.


Good Luck
Micha Micha Grunberg
Unix Sys-Admin

 

[mikeclark]

While not quite the same a makesysb tape on AIX, Solaris 8 has a facility called fssnap. This gives a snapshot of your filesystem which can be restored quicker than restoring from tape.

http://docs.sun.com/db?q=fssnap&p=/doc/806-7502/6jgce01t7&a=view

 

[nwardez]

Ok, thanks