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Overview
It is important to backup the MCC, particularly custom scripts, to safeguard
against unexpected problems. To ease the task of creating backups, MCC scripts
are provided for automatically copying the files to tape.
Full
MCC
System
Scripts
Only
Backup
fullbackup MCCbackup
scriptbackup
Restore
MCCrestore scriptrestore
Table 35 Backup and Restoration Scripts
Backing Up Files
To backup files:
1.
Insert a tape into the MCC tape drive.
2.
Execute the appropriate script:
-
To backup the entire file system, select /usr/ics/bin/fullbackup. Run this script
as root.
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To backup all MCC files, including configuration and script files, select
/usr/ics/bin/MCCbackup.
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To backup only MCC scripts, select /usr/ics/bin/scriptbackup.
3.
Remove the tape, label it, and store it in a safe place.
Note: The tape includes a date stamp and a dump of the disklabel. The
files are /usr/tmp/date and /usr/tmp/disk. They are included in the
tar file at the beginning of the tape.