Many thanks for your reply Stuart. It's funny but I was coming to that
conclusion. Thanks any way - Neil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Robertson [SMTP:s.robertson AT UNITECH-UK DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 10:30 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Bare metal restore of a 3466 NSM
>
> Neil,
>
> You don't want to backup your diskpool volumes with the savevg also you
> don't
> want to backup the ADSM database volumes as you will restore this from
> your main
> library.
>
> So what is normal is to create a exclude.adsmvg file in the /etc directory
> that
> lists the stuff you don't want in the savevg.  Then run the savevg with
> the -e
> option (it's all in the savevg man page).  This should cut your savevg
> down to a
> size that will fit on your 4mm DAT.
>
> I work for an IBM business partner so if you need help give me a shout,
> also if
> you want to do a DR test let me know and we could help you with that (I've
> done
> others).
>
> Sorry about the sales pitch - feel free to email any further questions on
> the
> NSM stuff.
>
> regards,
>
> Stuart
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Sharp, Neil (London)" <sharpnei AT MLE.CO DOT UK> on 23/03/2000 03:23:48 PM
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
>
>
>   To:          ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>
>   cc:          (bcc: Stuart Robertson/Edinburgh/Unitech)
>
>
>
>   Subject      Bare metal restore of a 3466 NSM
>   :
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Does anybody out there have a 3466 NSM. If so can you please help. I am in
> the process of implementing ADSM using a NSM and need to understand the
> implications of a bare metal restore on this system. The 3466 Start-up
> guide
> mentions the usual following solution :-
>
> 1. Run 'endadsm' to stop ADSM
> 2. Run 'prebackup' script. This unmounts all ADSM filesystems and exports
> the ADSMVG
> 3. Run AIX 'mksysb' command to backup the ROOTVG.
>
> and that's it.
>
> What I'm not happy about is the fact that this is not securing the ADSMVG
> which would also be needed if I ever had to perform a bare metal restore.
> The problem is that the ADSMVG is 132GB and all I have is a single 4mm DAT
> drive with 2GB tape capacity, therefore I'm not even sure if this is
> feasible. I have even read back the contents of the 'mksysb' tape and all
> I
> can see (as expected) was the rootvg files.
>
> If I was to perform this process then this would have to be performed
> using
> AIX 'savevg adsmvg' command.
>
> Can any body confirm whether I am worrying in vane or do I need to perform
> this process to ensure that I can rebuild my system from scratch. Many
> thanks for your time in advance.
>
> Neil Sharp
> Merrill Lynch ADSM/TM Administrator
> Work : 0171-573-0469
> Mobile : 07769-741612
> e-mail : sharpnei AT exchange.uk.ml DOT com