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Linux System Recovery Guide Version 8.2

Storix System Backup Administrator 10 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide The product will work quite well on systems with Devfs implemented as

Storix System Backup Administrator 11 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide 2. Creating System Recovery Boot Media The SBAdmin User Interface (ei

Remember to use the QuickHelp (right mouse button) on any button or entry field for details on the use and options for each when using the Graphical

The Boot Server name is the name of the server the boot media will be stored on. Use the drop down arrow to select a configured server. The boot media

bootable system backup, the tape will be the default install device, and you can continue the system installation from the same tape without a need to

Select the Boot Server Name. This is the server on which the network boot image will be stored after it is created. The network boot server may be t

Customizing the Boot Media There are a number of options when configuring boot media, which may be used to boot the system on different systems and a

Modules with a dash are defined in the configuration file, but do not exist on the system, and therefore cannot be selected or de-selected. Those wi

Modules with a dash are defined in the configuration file, but do not exist on the system, and therefore cannot be selected or de-selected. Those wit

Kernel Release Level Your system may be configured with multiple kernels and associated modules. This is typical of a system that is being tested or i

Storix System Backup Administrator 2 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Trademarks and Copyrights © Copyright Storix, Inc. 1999-2014 SBAdmin is

When selecting an Install Server name when Enabling a Client for Network Boot/Install and the install server differ from the boot server, more informa

Select “Yes” for Enable Remote Install Manager Select the Configure button to the right to configure the settings. You will be presented with the fol

a. SSH client program (i.e. “ssh [email protected]”): Note that you will always use the user id “sbadmin” and the password you selected in the pr

Storix System Backup Administrator 23 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide 3. Network Boot/Install Configuration The information provided in this

Options may appear or disappear from this screen depending on your selections. The screen is broken into two main sections; one for configuring the C

Storix System Backup Administrator 25 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide 7. System Installation Mode: You must select here whether you want to

Storix System Backup Administrator 26 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide server, the image on the old boot server will be disabled automaticall

1. Gateway Address: If the client must go through a gateway to reach the install server, enter the gateway IP address in this field. 2. Subnet Ma

Storix System Backup Administrator 28 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Updating Network Boot Images If you have updated the operating system

Storix System Backup Administrator 29 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide 4. Booting to the System Installation Process Booting the Various Syst

Storix System Backup Administrator 3 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide *Encryption Software Storix System Backup Administrator Backup Data Enc

Storix System Backup Administrator 30 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Assuming your firmware is setup to boot by default from the correct me

Storix System Backup Administrator 31 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide /pci@800000020000002/pci@2,2/ethernet@1 : (Boo

Storix System Backup Administrator 32 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide e. The raid option is needed only on systems with disks previously con

Storix System Backup Administrator 33 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide /pci@80000002000000b/pci@2,2/pci1069,b166@1/scsi@0/st@2,0 This procedu

The detailed instructions for using the options on this menu are provided in the sections Reinstall a System from a Backup and View/Change Installati

Storix System Backup Administrator 35 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide 7. If you are attempting a broadcast boot and the boot fails, return

5. Reinstall from a System Backup A System Backup may be used to reinstall either the original system or a different system with either the same or di

However, if any error occurs, such as an install server or device not being available, or if the backup data read from the installation media cannot b

Storix System Backup Administrator 38 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Enter a HEX Key The length of the key will depend on the number of bit

The System Installation and Maintenance Menu When the boot process has completed, the System Installation and Maintenance Menu will appear: Using Ke

Storix System Backup Administrator 4 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Table of Contents 1. Introduction...

Pop-up List Options: Pop-up lists are available for many entry options. When supported, “List=F4” will appear at the bottom of the screen. At that fie

If you are restoring from a parallel tape device, then you should select all tape drives that make up that device. Otherwise you should only select a

The Backup Sequence Number and Autoloader used? options are the same as previously described. However, there is a Parallel Read Policy which should b

Select a backup by highlighting the desired line and pressing ENTER, or press F3 or ESC key to cancel the selection. After making your selection, you

After entering the above NFS mount configuration options, select the Select NFS Mount Backup option. Selecting this option will mount the remote share

To use a network install server, the Server IP Address, Client IP Address and Network Device fields must be filled in. If a gateway is required for t

After selecting the directory device, a list of System Backup images on the server will be displayed which you may select. The list will also display

If you wish to install from a TSM server, select Use TSM Server from the list above. The following screen will appear: You will need to enter addit

Storix System Backup Administrator 48 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide TSM Client Configuration You are required to enter the NODEname of the

Storix System Backup Administrator 49 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide The backup settings will again be verified to ensure consistency with

Storix System Backup Administrator 5 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Installing from an Encrypted Backup ...

6. View/Change Installation Settings From the Main Menu, select View/Change Installation Settings. The first time you enter this option, the backup i

Many options are available from this screen for moving data between disks. This is necessary when the disks currently available don’t match those def

You may select to add a new partition by pressing Enter at the highlighted line at the top, or move the highlighted line over the partition you wish

Assign All Contents of a Disk to a Different Disk Select this option only if you want to move all of the previously defined backup contents to a diffe

Logical Volume Management The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) support, included with many distributions, provides the flexibility of logically managing m

You will also find that physical volumes may be created on meta-disks and meta-disks can be created from logical volumes. This will allow a Add or Re

This will show the currently defined volume groups, if any. If you select the <Add New> option at the top, you can define a new volume group. Y

If you change the PE size, any logical volumes currently assigned to the volume groups will be adjusted to fit. The number of LEs assigned to each LV

Use the F1 key for help on any field or the F4 key to list current choices. The amount of space available in the volume group, and the minimum LV siz

When finished with your selections, press F3 or ESC to return to the list of LVs, and F3 or ESC again to return the Change LVM Settings menu. Add or

Storix System Backup Administrator 6 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Configure Backup Group ID ...

In any case, your next selection will take you the screen for adding, changing or removing meta-disk definitions as follows: From this screen you ca

The example above shows logical volumes to be assigned. Note that the LVs shown are of varying sizes, which is not recommended for striped or mirrore

reiserfs Reiser Filesystem btrfs Btrfs Filesystem jfs IBM Journaled Filesystem xfs SGI Extended Filesystem vfat MSDOS/Windows FAT Filesystem minix

The options displayed here are for an “ext2” filesystem. If you change to a different filesystem type, the options will change as well. We won’t descr

The journal size can be specified in some cases. We generally recommend using the default size, which varies by filesystem type. If you change the jou

Each option is described below: Boot loader – Press F4 to select the boot loader to use. The only options provided are those available on the system

Storix System Backup Administrator 66 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide 7. Install the System To install the system from the SBAdmin System

Starting the Installation If all checks out, you are given one final warning: Press “y” to continue the installation or “n” to return to the Main Men

directory (where STXPATH is the Storix data directory). A new GRUB2 boot option configuration file /etc/grub.d/01_storix will be created. LILO – If GR

Storix System Backup Administrator 69 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Intel 32-bit (BIOS) systems using LILO or GRUB: In addition, the boot

Storix System Backup Administrator 7 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide 1. Introduction The SBAdmin for Linux System Recovery Guide is a suppl

Only when you are sure you have correctly applied the boot configuration should you type “exit”. Once you do so the system will be rebooted normally.

Storix System Backup Administrator 71 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide If, however, you installed the system from local boot media (CDROM, ta

8. System Recovery Utilities From the System Installation and MaintenanceMain Menu, select System Recovery Utilities to display the following options

An arrow (==>) will appear next to the device modules that are currently loaded on the system. If you highlight and select a line for a module th

Configure Remote Install Manager If you configured RIM at the time you created the boot media, it will be automatically enabled and it will not be nec

When you have finished your selections, press ESC or to return to the RIM Menu. Then select Start Local SSH Server. The network adapter will be config

Storix System Backup Administrator 76 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Index A!ascii encryption key, 38 B!backup sequence number, 41 network

Storix System Backup Administrator 77 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide install server. See network install server installation. See system in

Storix System Backup Administrator 78 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide S!SCSI selecting modules, 16 shell maintenance, 73 software RAID. See

Storix System Backup Administrator 8 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Firmware Supported Systems Boot Media Types Boot loaders BIOS Inte

Storix System Backup Administrator 9 Version 8.2 Linux System Recovery Guide Block Devices: Loopback device support: Module RAM disk support: