BACKUPS

MKSYSB
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mkszfile -f                 Creates /image.data file (4.x onwards)
mkszfile -X                 Creates /fs.size file    (3.x)

mksysb -i (device of file)  Creates a mksysb image

mksysb does not save any raw data and will not backup a filesystem that
is not mounted.

SAVEVG
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savevg -if (device or file) (vg)   Creates a savevg image

restvg -q -f (device or file)      Restore from a savevg image
                                   Ensure that the restvg command is run from /

mkvgdata (vg)                      Creates new vgname.data file

CPIO ARCHIVE
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find (filesystem) -print | cpio -ocv > (filename or device)

eg find ./usr/ -print | cpio -ocv > /dev/rmt0

CPIO RESTORE
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cpio -ict < (filename or device) | more        Lists archive
cpio -icdv < (filename or device)
cpio -icdv < (filename or device) ("files or directories to restore")

eg cpio -icdv < /dev/rmt0 "tcpip/*"             Restore directory and contents
   cpio -icdv < /dev/rmt0 "*resolve.conf"       Restore a named file

TAR ARCHIVE
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tar -cvf (filename or device) ("files or directories to archive")

eg tar -cvf /dev/rmt0 "/usr/*"

TAR RESTORE
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tar -tvf (filename or device)                        Lists archive

tar -xvf (filename or device)                        Restore all
tar -xvf (filename or device) ("files or directories to restore")
use -p option for restoring with orginal permissions

eg tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 "tcpip"                   Restore directory and contents
   tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 "tcpip/resolve.conf"      Restore a named file

AIX ARCHIVE
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find (filesystem) -print | backup -iqvf (filename or device)
Backup by filename.

eg find /usr/ -print | backup -iqvf /dev/rmt0

backup -(backup level 0 to 9) -f (filename or device) ("filesystem")
Backup by inode.

eg backup -0 -f /dev/rmt0 "/usr"        -u option updates /etc/dumpdates file

AIX RESTORE
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restore -qTvf (filename or device)                        Lists archive

restore -qvxf (filename or device)                        Restores all
restore -qvxf (filename or device) ("files or directories to restore")
        (use -d for restore directories)

restore -qvxf /dev/rmt0.1 "./etc/passwd"     Restore /etc/passwd file

restore -s4 -qTvf /dev/rmt0.1                Lists contents of a mksysb tape


BACKUPS ACROSS A NETWORK
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To run the backup on a local machine (cpio) and backup on the remote 
machine's (remhost) tape drive (/dev/rmt0)

find /data -print | cpio -ocv | dd obs=32k | rsh remhost \ 
"dd ibs=32k obs=64k of=/dev/rmt0"

To restore/read the backup (cpio) on the remote machine

dd ibs=64k if=/dev/rmt0 | cpio -icvt

To restore/read the backup (cpio) on the local machine from the remote
machine's (remhost) tape drive (/dev/rmt0)

rsh remhost "dd ibs=64k obs=32k if=/dev/rmt0" | dd ibs=32k \
| cpio -icvt

To run the backup (cpio) on a remote machine (remhost) and backup to
the local machines tape drive (/dev/rmt0)

rsh remhost "find /data -print | cpio -ocv | dd ibs=32k" \
| dd ibs=32k obs=64k of=/dev/rmt0

tar cBf - .  | rsh remhost "dd ibs=512 obs=512 of=/dev/rmt0"
Same as above but using tar instead of cpio.