Ignite has the capability to do this, if you have more than 1 HPUX machine.
A "Golden Image" can be created and stored on an Ignite server.  This server
can then be used to push the image to the target machine.  Alternatively,
the target machine can be booted using a network reboot(Interrupt the boot
process, and choose the network option for the boot source.)  Then from the
server machine complete the install using the Ignite GUI.


-----Original Message-----
From: Don France [mailto:DFrance-TSM AT ATT DOT NET]
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 9:51 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: BareMetalRestore


If you can figure a way to put Ignite tape to a file (Hmm, re-directed
output?), then figure out how to move that file to 4mm/8mm tape when/if you
need to recover the HP box, the daily backups could be swept during normal
incrementals -- We use a central NFS server for all the
mksysb/Ignite/jumpstart images, then when a server needs recovery, the most
recent version is still on disk -- just gotta solve the reverse of the
re-direct to get put the image back to a tape for the HP system boot.
Similar approach for Win2K...  run NTbackup for System State to a file,
backup the file (weekly mgmt class used, to avoid doing 250 MB for every
server every day).

Don France
Technical Architect -- Tivoli Certified Consultant
Tivoli Storage Manager, WinNT/2K, AIX/Unix, OS/390
San Jose, Ca
(408) 257-3037
mailto:don_france AT att DOT net

Professional Association of Contract Employees
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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Robin Sharpe
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:58 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: BareMetalRestore


I'd be happy if TSM provided a means of managing the media containing my HP
Ignite-UX images...  currently, that has to be done manually.

Robin Sharpe
Berlex Labs