[geeks] RS/6000 Disk clone

[Mark]

On 9 Apr 2007, at 14:14, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:

> Mark wrote:
>> I just got my hands on a very clean and well kept RS/6000 server
>> (7046-B50 for those who understand IBM model number gibberish). I was
>> wondering what the most effective way to clone and swap out the boot
>> drive might be. The disks in it are a pair of well worn IBM 18GBs and
>> all I want to do is swap them for some quieter Seagate 18GBs I have
>> in my Netra (currently not in use).
>>
>> I'm running AIX 5.3L and have a pretty-much clean install. Can I just
>> 'dd' the raw device to the new disk?
>
> man mksysb
>
> It does the right thing.  Make sure you use the options to store the
> partition table on the tape, and also use the options to recalculate
> *everything*.

Can it be made to output to a file on an external disk? I have no  
access to tape backup hardware.

-- 
Mark Benson

My Blog:
<http://mdblog.68kmac.org>
68kMac.org:
<http://www.68kmac.org>
Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson>

"Never send a human to do a machine's job..."