B.3 Restoring the System Disk
To restore the system disk from a tape cartridge, use the following procedure.
1. Determine the device names of the drive holding the system disk and the
drive holding the backup disk or tape cartridge. Enter the SHOW DEVICE
command at the console prompt (
>>>
).
2. Boot standalone BACKUP as described in Section B.1.2 or Section B.1.4.
3. If you have a backup tape cartridge, make sure it is write protected. Insert it
in the drive.
4. Enter the BACKUP command in one of the following formats.
$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY source_drive: target_drive:
Return
$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY source_drive:-
Return
-$ saveset.BCK/SAV/REWIND target_drive:
Return
where:
•
source_drive
is the location of the files that you want to restore. Use the
device name of the drive holding the backup disk or tape cartridge.
•
target_drive
is the destination. Use the device name of the drive holding
the system disk.
•
saveset.BCK
is the name of the saveset, if you have a backup tape
cartridge.
For example:
$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY DIA0: DIA1:
Return
The following example uses the BACKUP command to restore the system
disk from a backup tape cartridge.
$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY-
Return
-$ MIA5:APR_19_1991.BCK/SAV/REWIND DIA0:
Return
5. The system displays the following message.
%BACKUP-I-STARTVERIFY, starting verification pass
If you are backing up to a disk or if your saveset fits on one tape, proceed to
step 7.
6. If you have more than one backup tape cartridge, the system displays the
following message.
B–10 Backup Procedures