Chapter 3. IBM AIX
EK–SM410–UP. A01
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After removing a module from the shelf, place the module into an approved antistatic
bag or onto a grounded antistatic mat.
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Remain grounded while installing a replacement module.
CAUTION
Follow program card guidelines or damage to the
program card and controller software can result.
3.2
Preparing Your Host System
Before starting the upgrade process you will need to prepare your system. This includes
performing a complete system backup, recording the mount points, device and volume
group configurations, and shutting down the system.
3.2.1 System Backup Procedure
As a precaution against data loss, before starting this procedure you should backup the
RAID system. This includes creating a bootable, full system backup (mksysb) and
individual Level 0 backups of each filesystem. The following backup procedures do not
address the creation of backups for non-filesystem devices such as raw devices, database
volume groups or database logical volumes. Consult the backup documentation included
with your database software for instructions on backing up customized database logical
devices.
To create a full system backup use the System Management Interface Tool, SMIT. This
is done by selecting the following SMIT menu choices:
1. System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage)
2. System
Backup
Manager
3. Back Up the System
4. Enter the Backup Device name or use the List (F4) function key to show all of the
available devices.
5. Select the desired device from the list and depress Enter to create the backup.
6. Once the backup is complete, remove the tape from the drive, write-protect the tape
and label it accordingly.
