mksysb -i -X /dev/rmt0 Creates image.data and system backup (-X expands /tmp if required)
mksysb -m /dev/rmt0 Creates image.data file with map file and system backup
mksysb -e /dev/rmt0 Creates system data but excludes the files listed in /etc/exclude.rootvg
mkszfile Creates /image.data file
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 Creates system boot backup to the CD-R device /dev/cd1 (mksysb)
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 -v datavg Creates backup of VG datavg to CD-R device /dev/cd1 (savevg)
savevg -i -f /dev/rmt0 datavg Creates datavg.data image file and backup vg datavg (path = /tmp/vgdata/datavg/datavg.data)
savevg -ef /dev/rmt0 datavg Creates datavg backup but excludes files listed in the /etc/exclude.datavg
find / -print | backup -ivf /dev/rmt0 Backup entire system to rmt0
backup -0vf /dev/rmt0 /home Backup /home directory to rmt0 with backup level 0
restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archive in rmt0
restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Restore /home from archive in device rmt0
restore –xvf /export/mksysb ./etc/sshd.conf Restores particular file from /export/mksysb image
restore -Pa -vf /dev/rmt0 ./etc/passwd Restore only a file attribute from tape
cpio -ivt < /dev/rmt0 List the contents of cpio archive from rmt0
cpio -icvd < /dev/rmt0 /home Restores /home directory from rmt0
tar -cvf /dev/rmt0 /home Archives /home to rmt0 device
tar -tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archives in rmt0
tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Extract /home from rmt0
dd if=file1 of=file2 conv=ebcdic Convert and copy ascii file to ebcdic file2
dd count=1 bs=4k skip 31 seek=1 if=/dev/hd4 of=/dev/hd4 copy 31st block and paste to 1st block in the hd4 ( ie.to fix currupted superblock by restoring it's backup copy to original location)
dd if=/dev/rmt0 ibs=512 obs=1024 of=/dev/rmt1 To copy blocks from rmt0 with 512 blocks to rmt1 with 1024 blocks
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind To rewind the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 offline To eject the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 status To show the status of tape
tcopy /dev/rmt0.0 /dev/rmt1.0 to copy contents of 1st tape(tape0) to 2nd tape(tape1). It is useful when the size of the tapes are different.
tcopy /dev/rmt0 to show no. of files and block size in the tape
chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size=512 To change the block size of the tape to 51201
mksysb -m /dev/rmt0 Creates image.data file with map file and system backup
mksysb -e /dev/rmt0 Creates system data but excludes the files listed in /etc/exclude.rootvg
mkszfile Creates /image.data file
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 Creates system boot backup to the CD-R device /dev/cd1 (mksysb)
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 -v datavg Creates backup of VG datavg to CD-R device /dev/cd1 (savevg)
savevg -i -f /dev/rmt0 datavg Creates datavg.data image file and backup vg datavg (path = /tmp/vgdata/datavg/datavg.data)
savevg -ef /dev/rmt0 datavg Creates datavg backup but excludes files listed in the /etc/exclude.datavg
find / -print | backup -ivf /dev/rmt0 Backup entire system to rmt0
backup -0vf /dev/rmt0 /home Backup /home directory to rmt0 with backup level 0
restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archive in rmt0
restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Restore /home from archive in device rmt0
restore –xvf /export/mksysb ./etc/sshd.conf Restores particular file from /export/mksysb image
restore -Pa -vf /dev/rmt0 ./etc/passwd Restore only a file attribute from tape
find ./home -print |cpio -ocvumB > /dev/rmt0 Archives /home directory
cpio -icvdumB < /dev/rmt0 Restores cpio archive from rmt0
cpio -ivt < /dev/rmt0 List the contents of cpio archive from rmt0
cpio -icvd < /dev/rmt0 /home Restores /home directory from rmt0
tar -cvf /dev/rmt0 /home Archives /home to rmt0 device
tar -tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archives in rmt0
tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Extract /home from rmt0
dd if=file1 of=file2 conv=ebcdic Convert and copy ascii file to ebcdic file2
dd count=1 bs=4k skip 31 seek=1 if=/dev/hd4 of=/dev/hd4 copy 31st block and paste to 1st block in the hd4 ( ie.to fix currupted superblock by restoring it's backup copy to original location)
dd if=/dev/rmt0 ibs=512 obs=1024 of=/dev/rmt1 To copy blocks from rmt0 with 512 blocks to rmt1 with 1024 blocks
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind To rewind the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 offline To eject the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 status To show the status of tape
tcopy /dev/rmt0.0 /dev/rmt1.0 to copy contents of 1st tape(tape0) to 2nd tape(tape1). It is useful when the size of the tapes are different.
tcopy /dev/rmt0 to show no. of files and block size in the tape
chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size=512 To change the block size of the tape to 51201
