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This obviously does you no good if you cannot hook a tape drive up to the remote system if you need to restore but...Try this script:
#!/bin/ksh
#
# @(#) Remote mksysb V1.00
# @(#) Updated for 4.3.3 12/03/2001 V1.02
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Create a bootable tape while doing remote backups. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
devck=`echo $2|cut -c1-5`
if [ "$devck" != "/dev/" ];then
echo "Usage: rmksysb <remote_hostname> </dev/rmt#.1>"
echo "This should be run on the system that does NOT have a tape drive..."
exit
fi
REMOTEH=$1 # Remote host for backup
REMOTET=$2 # Remote tape for backup
#
# Check the remote system to determine if .rhost file has an entry for this
# system.
#
rsh $REMOTEH date > /dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
echo "The remote system requires an entry in the .rhosts file if you\c"
echo " want to use \nthe tape drive!!!";exit
else
echo "Permission to use $REMOTEH granted..."
fi
#
echo "Remote host is $REMOTEH Remote device is $REMOTET"
echo "Creating bootable tape..."
PIPE="/tmp/.image.data" # Filename of the pipe
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Rewind the tape and fix the blocksize. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Rewinding tape and fixing blocksize."
rsh ${REMOTEH} "tctl -f ${REMOTET} rewind"
rsh ${REMOTEH} "/usr/lib/methods/chggen -l ${REMOTET} -a block_size=512"
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Create the first 3 files on tape. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Creating the first 3 files on the tape..."
MYPATH="/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/bin"
rsh ${REMOTEH} -n exec /bin/sh -c "'PATH=\"$MYPATH\";export PATH; exec /usr/sbin/bosboot -d ${REMOTET} -a'"
rsh ${REMOTEH} -n exec /bin/sh -c "'PATH=\"$MYPATH\";export PATH; exec /usr/sbin/mkinsttape ${REMOTET}'"
rsh ${REMOTEH} "echo 'Dummy TOC' | /bin/dd of=${REMOTET} bs=512 conv=sync"
rsh ${REMOTEH} "/usr/lib/methods/chggen -l ${REMOTET} -a block_size=1024"
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Create a local pipe and connect it to the remote tape drive. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Creating the local pipe and connecting to remote tape drive."
rm -f ${PIPE} 2>/dev/null
/usr/sbin/mknod ${PIPE} p
cat ${PIPE} | rsh ${REMOTEH} "/bin/dd of=${REMOTET} obs=100b 2>/dev/null" &
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Generate the local /.image.data file. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
/usr/bin/mkszfile
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Start the local backup. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Starting remote mksysb on ${REMOTET}..."
/usr/bin/mksysb -e -i -p -b 1024 ${PIPE}
rsh ${REMOTEH} "/bin/tctl -f ${REMOTET} rewind"
echo "\n\tDone....\n"
exit 0
#!/bin/ksh
#
# @(#) Remote mksysb V1.00
# @(#) Updated for 4.3.3 12/03/2001 V1.02
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Create a bootable tape while doing remote backups. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
devck=`echo $2|cut -c1-5`
if [ "$devck" != "/dev/" ];then
echo "Usage: rmksysb <remote_hostname> </dev/rmt#.1>"
echo "This should be run on the system that does NOT have a tape drive..."
exit
fi
REMOTEH=$1 # Remote host for backup
REMOTET=$2 # Remote tape for backup
#
# Check the remote system to determine if .rhost file has an entry for this
# system.
#
rsh $REMOTEH date > /dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
echo "The remote system requires an entry in the .rhosts file if you\c"
echo " want to use \nthe tape drive!!!";exit
else
echo "Permission to use $REMOTEH granted..."
fi
#
echo "Remote host is $REMOTEH Remote device is $REMOTET"
echo "Creating bootable tape..."
PIPE="/tmp/.image.data" # Filename of the pipe
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Rewind the tape and fix the blocksize. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Rewinding tape and fixing blocksize."
rsh ${REMOTEH} "tctl -f ${REMOTET} rewind"
rsh ${REMOTEH} "/usr/lib/methods/chggen -l ${REMOTET} -a block_size=512"
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Create the first 3 files on tape. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Creating the first 3 files on the tape..."
MYPATH="/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/bin"
rsh ${REMOTEH} -n exec /bin/sh -c "'PATH=\"$MYPATH\";export PATH; exec /usr/sbin/bosboot -d ${REMOTET} -a'"
rsh ${REMOTEH} -n exec /bin/sh -c "'PATH=\"$MYPATH\";export PATH; exec /usr/sbin/mkinsttape ${REMOTET}'"
rsh ${REMOTEH} "echo 'Dummy TOC' | /bin/dd of=${REMOTET} bs=512 conv=sync"
rsh ${REMOTEH} "/usr/lib/methods/chggen -l ${REMOTET} -a block_size=1024"
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Create a local pipe and connect it to the remote tape drive. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Creating the local pipe and connecting to remote tape drive."
rm -f ${PIPE} 2>/dev/null
/usr/sbin/mknod ${PIPE} p
cat ${PIPE} | rsh ${REMOTEH} "/bin/dd of=${REMOTET} obs=100b 2>/dev/null" &
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Generate the local /.image.data file. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
/usr/bin/mkszfile
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Start the local backup. #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
echo "Starting remote mksysb on ${REMOTET}..."
/usr/bin/mksysb -e -i -p -b 1024 ${PIPE}
rsh ${REMOTEH} "/bin/tctl -f ${REMOTET} rewind"
echo "\n\tDone....\n"
exit 0
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