Check http://www.tavve.com/backup.html for a supported application to do
this.
-----Original Message-----
From: James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM <James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM>
To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: Migrate DB
>Alain Menzies wrote:
>
>
>>Hi all,
>
>>I've got 2 NetViews 4.1.2. Is it possible to copy the dbs from one to
>another ? and >the security configuration ? If yes, could anyone tell me
>what directories have to be >copied ?
>
>>Thanks
>
>>Alain Menezes Email: a.menezes AT cger DOT
>>be
>>ASLK-CGER Services GIE Tel.: +32 2 228.55.74
>>Rue Foss?-aux-Loups, 48 Fax.: +32 2
>228.83.69
>>1000 Brussels
>
>
>Migrating databases from one NetView to another is not officially
>supported, but that just means you cannot complain to Support if it doesn't
>work. Many users do it all the time. I was expecting them to respond , but
>as they haven't, I will.
>
>The key to it is the script /usr/OV/service/reset_ci which must be run
>since each database is customized to the machine on which it resides.
>reset_ci will replace the other NetView's information with that of the
>current NetView.
>
>So follow the backup procedure below and ftp the backup or tar file to the
>target machine, or use tape. Then stop all the daemons on the target
>machine and restore the data there into /usr/OV/databases/openview. Then
>restart just the first few daemons (ovstart ovtopmd should do it). Then
>do /usr/OV/service/reset_ci . When that completes successfully, you
>should be able to ovstart again (it will bring up the rest of the daemons)
>and then start the GUIs.
>
>Good luck, remember this is not officially supported
>
>James Shanks
>Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>---------------------- Forwarded by James Shanks/Tivoli Systems on 07/08/98
>09:48 AM ---------------------------
>
>
>James Shanks
>07/08/98 09:43 AM
>
>To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
>cc:
>From: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems @ Tivoli Systems
>Subject: Re: Backing up Netview 4.1 AIX Databases (Document link not
> converted)
>
>Since many users do this already, I was expecting someone else to tell you
>their procedures, but I can tell you that this is easily accomplised. What
>you must do is stop at least netmon and snmpCollect, and then backup the
>entire /usr/OV/databases/openview directory. All of it. The object
>database, topology database, and map datbase are all tied together and
>should not be dealt with separately.
>
>There are several ways to backup /usr/OV/databases/openview. You can use
>the AIX backup and restore commands. You can also use tar, but as these are
>sparse file systems, restoring with tar will cause them to use more space
>than they did originally. To avoid this you can use pax to restore them.
>
>For example, you could do this
>
>
> cd /usr/OV/databases/openview
> tar -cvf <filename> * this tars up everything into
>your file
>
> pax -vf <filename> (same as tar -tvf <filename>) you can use pax or
>tar to see the contents of your file
>
> pax -rp e -f <filename> (like tar -xvf <filename>) restore with
>pax and don't forget the 'e' option to restore the permissions.
>
>When you restore all the daemons should be down.
>
>
>
>James Shanks
>Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
>
>JMutrux AT GENAM DOT COM on 07/02/98 04:22:49 PM
>
>Please respond to NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
>
>To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
>cc: (bcc: James Shanks)
>Subject: Backing up Netview 4.1 AIX Databases
>
>
>
>
>
>I'd like to be able to rediscover our network using a new seedfile,
>basically starting from scratch. However, I would like to be able to go
>back to my current situation if necessary. How do I backup and restore the
>Netview databases necessary to do this. I'd like to do this on the hard
>drive rather than tape if possible.
>
>Thanks,
>John M.
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