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     There is also COPYUTIL. It is a utility found on the support media and
     is run as a stand-alone utility. COPYUTIL is designed to copy data
     from a given disk to tape and then at a later time, to copy the data
     back from tape to disk. The utility can be used to save off a bootable
     copy of the operating systemm and if the system crashes, that version
     of the boot disk can be restored. Also, you can use COPYUTIL to
     transfer data from a bad disk to a good disk. <<Most of this text was
     lifted from an HP training guide>>.

     A few things about copyutil.

     - Copies relatively fast, but I suggest not doing a verify using it.
       The verify does not work too good and takes a long time. It would
       be wiser to just create 2 COPYUTIL tapes without the verify so you
       have some protection.

     - The BACKUP portion of COPYUTIL can tolerate read errors, but will
       halt on a wite error. The RESTORE command of COPYUTIL will not
       tolerate read or write errors.

     I hope this helps.

     Mike Tilford, ASE
     Hewlett-Packard Co
     Falls Church, VA



     >Date:    Sun, 7 Dec 1997 11:22:23 -0600
     >From:    Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]>
     >Subject: Unix root fs backup (was Re: OFF-TOPIC: quote wanted for new
     >9000
     >         D370-1 system)

     >> 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 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