mksysb backs up only rootvg.  The odm is not backed up, it is recreated when 
recovering a mksysb , neither is the sdr (which resides in the /spdata/sys1/ 
directory)  I want the other VG's to be restored w/o data so my adsm can do the 
data install.  If you
don't have any Volume groups or logical volumes other than in root, where do 
you think the data will go?
Mark Smith




Dirk Kastens <Dirk.Kastens AT RZ.UNI-OSNABRUECK DOT DE> on 07/29/99 12:17:46 AM

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At 21:19 28.07.99 -0400, Bronson, David wrote:
>Doesn't mksysb cover all this ??? I believe the mksysb not only backs up
>rootvg
>,but also the odm and sdr. Why would you want to restore the system w/o ant
>data ???

Try the "snap" command that was introduced with AIX 4.2.1.
It will gather your system configuration information, store
it in a temporary directory and compress it into a
tar file that can be backed up.

Regards,

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