> Stan Sieler wrote:
>
> > I'd recommend looking into some method of creating a total system
> > backup and/or something that facilitates rebuilding after a boot
disk
> > crash.  fbackup can't do that.  Free choices include ignite (?),
> > dd (make a copy of the boot disk to tape or another drive), and
> > mkrs (if it works on the version of HP-UX you will be running).
>
> Don't forget brat.
>
> Jeff
>

Your Unix systems administrator is working too hard.

Isn't there a ISL command to copy a disk? ATT 3B systema had a very fast
copy disk routine in it's firmware level stuff. Great for backups off
line...

Real Unix admins just re-install. It is easier, quicker, and less error
prone that getting the dd options correct, particularly on partitioned
drives, even more particularly when operators do the job for you. Of
course, we never, ever, ever put manually adjusted files in /etc without
backups in another file systems (e.g. /home/root) and we keep meticulous
written logs of every change made. And we backup those lv and vg
configurations, of course, and all sam/system/automated changes to the
the configuration files.:-)

Then there is volcopy (from single user mode).

Richard (BTDT - at least with ATT System V [including release 0] on PDPs
and 3B2s - have the sore fingers to prove it) Gambrell