make_recovery utility

[luan100]

I would like to use make_recovery tool of HP to create boot disk, but it is required to install Ignite-UX. Is it possible to install it on production HP 11i without cause problems?

 

[bi]

Are you sure it isn't already installed? I thought it was standard with 11x (for standalone use). Do an swlist -l fileset|grep Ignite to see if you have it.

If you don't, the software description says it doesn't require a reboot.

It is a relatively benign piece of software. Depending on how nervous your production folks are about having software installed, I see no reason why you shouldn't install it. In the end, it's for their own good (so you can plan for disaster recovery, for example).

 

[mscim]

It should cause no problem at all. Try running
# swinstall -s <installation file path>

The OS will analyse the installation. Check the log file and if you see no warning then it should be ok.

 

[greenpau]

FYI:

I have never built a prodution server without installing
Ignite. At Universal Studios we use it for DR. It has saved
my job several times!

 

[mixxalot]

Yes I would do a check to see if ignite is installed.
Easiest way to do so is to lookup the man pages.

# man make_recovery

Usually if ignite is installed the man pages already have been setup as well.

Bear in mind that the newer command make_tape_recovery will eventually replace the make_recovery command in future releases of Ignite-UX.

Ben Prusinski
System Administrator
CSUS Sacramento