MKSYSB & TAR backup on the same cartridge tape

[wpdavids]

Can someone please post to this thread a method for doing a bootable MKSYSB and then a tar backup on the same tape cartridge.

Could you also explain how to boot and restore from the MKSYSB and how to restore from the tar backup from the same tape cartridge.

I can really use the help, thanks ...

 

[PSD]

wpdavids,

I have never tried this but give it a go : the -m is for maintaining map files if rootvg is mirrored so you may just need the -i.

mksysb -im /dev/rmt0.1

The .1 will not rewind the tape after use.

Now perform your tar backup

tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 ./whatever

This will rewind the tape after use.

I would then test three restores on a test system :

1) Bootable mksysb re-installation

2) Individual mksysb file restore i.e. :

restore -s4 -xvqdf /dev/rmt0.1 ./etc/hosts

3) Tar file restore:

tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 5

tar -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./whatever

Best of luck.
PSD
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