I haven't run hpux 8 (my experience with hpux starts with 9.0). With
newer hpux systems, you can run s/w called ignite/ux which creates
bootable recovery tapes..I don't think this works for anything under hpux 10
though.
You can run fbackup (asuming it exists in hpux 8) to back everything up, but
it wont be bootable..you'd still need something to boot the o/s from.
There were some public-domain utilities that I've heard about, that were
suppossed to create bootable recovery tapes, in the pre-ignite time-frame.
Check one of the hpux s/w depots and see if there is anything still laying
around that might support hpux 8.
-Bob
(btw, I support several big hpux systems running 10.20 and 11).
>Hey gang,
>
>I recently changed companies and went from a NT environment to a
>UNIX shop. While I have decent skills in UNIX, some additional
>experience certainly wouldn't hurt.
>
>So... In order to reinforce my professional standing by learning
>more UNIX, and to entertain my collecting hobby by doing it on an
>older system, I drug out one of my old HP 9000/832s and fired it up.
>The system is curently running HPUX 8.0
>
>Before I screw up anything (which is inevitable), I really need to
>make a recovery tape. Question: How can I make a COMPLETE backup of
>the system?
>
>Ideally, I'd like to make a bootable tape using my 9-track and then
>copy EVERYTHING on to additional tapes. The system does have a
>built-in DAT drive but the 9-track is soooo much more dependable.
>
>I've got plenty of hardware so, another possibility would be to
>create a second bootable disk(s) and copy the files from set of
>disks to the other. Once again, I'm not entirely sure how to do that.
>
>I do have the 10.20 distribution CDs so, even in the event of a
>serious crash, I could install a new OS. However, I would loose all
>the other applications that are currently installed.
>
>Also... I'm having trouble creating a kernel with networking
>installed. After being around for a few years, the config files are
>probably hosed and I don't have enough C programming skills to fix
>them. So... Does anyone have a copy of the original install media
>for HPUX 8.0 they'd be willing to part with?
>
>Thanks, Steve Robertson
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Received on Wed Feb 07 2001 - 09:58:35 GMT