I'm looking for a method (Blueprint) to backup the O/S filesystems of the samfs Server and the T3 Service Processor. Is there a method of "dump"ing the O/S filesystems to the samfs volume and then freezing the backup image on a tape? The tape would need to be sent off-site and returned for recovery. Would the tape be useable without samfs (i.e. read by gnutar)?
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Yes, samfsdump is the tool to use for the samfs filesystem data. However, I need to back up the operating system files from / (root), /usr, /opt, /var. This is easy enough to cpio the filesystems into a big file in the SAMFS, but all of the local tape drives are reserved to SAMFS soooo... how do I save the O/S files to tape in a manner that they may be restored onto different hardware BEFORE SAMFS is installed and running? I understand that I could read the SAMFS tapes using gnuTar; but how do I rotate the tapes out/in of the library properly so that SAMFS does not miss them and recognizes them?
This is a stand-alone system with no other external hardware around to save the O/S files to. Currently there is no D/R nor frequent backup plans!
If you are going to use the tape for system recovery , surely all you have to do is drop a drive out of SAM-FS and use that for a 'standard' method of dumping the O/S disk ? - ie ufsdump the system to tape.
On several sites where I have used SAM-FS , where clients want two copies of each tape , I take two drives out of SAM-FS control (tlaking about a robot here , but makes no difference with standalone drives), and do a bit to bit copy of the tape.
If I have a problem with an 'original' tape , I just pull it out and replace it with it's direct functional equivalent.
Once the copy has been done , the copy tape gets identical external barcode , only a different background colour ...
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Is there a way to have Netbackup & SAM-FS share an L180 library so that some of the library slots and drives are controlled by Netbackup and the remainder controlled by SAM-FS? This will allow me to automate non-SAM-FS file backups and not have to purchase another tape library.
If you have an alternative suggestion for accomplishing the same task, please share your suggestion.
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