Backups of Linux volume

2002-11-12 Thread Gowans, Chuck
One of the selling points I've been using to promote Linux here is the fact that it appears to be the first truly cost effective means of transporting Unix/Linux mid-range systems - affordably - to our hot site. You know the drill. the Linux file systems reside on 390 DASD, the same DASD we su

Re: Backups of Linux volume

2002-11-12 Thread Alan Cox
On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 18:22, Gowans, Chuck wrote:s. > The IPLs fail at assorted points in the boot process. We are thinking that > we now may have to shut down the guests in order to get reliable backups. > That sounds a lot more drastic a failure than I would expect if the dump is being done cle

Re: Backups of Linux volume

2002-11-12 Thread Alan Altmark
On Tuesday, 11/12/2002 at 12:22 CST, "Gowans, Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > We are not having good luck getting the Linux systems to boot when we have > tested the restore process here. We (thought we) understood the need to > have the Linux guest quiesced so we could get a clean dump

Re: Backups of Linux volume

2002-11-12 Thread Loren Charnley, Jr.
D] > Subject: Backups of Linux volume > > One of the selling points I've been using to promote Linux here is the > fact > that it appears to be the first truly cost effective means of transporting > Unix/Linux mid-range systems - affordably - to our hot site. You know the > dr

Re: Backups of Linux volume

2002-11-12 Thread John Summerfield
On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Alan Cox wrote: > On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 18:22, Gowans, Chuck wrote:s. > > The IPLs fail at assorted points in the boot process. We are thinking that > > we now may have to shut down the guests in order to get reliable backups. > > > > That sounds a lot more drastic a failure