Xerox 6180N Common Controller System Guide v 3.7 - Page 24

Restoring a System, reboot, init 0, boot -s, mount /dev/diskette /a, cd /a, restore

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Backup and Restore System Guide 12. After the backup is complete, restart the system by typing reboot and pressing Enter. Restoring a System Before you begin to restore the system, locate the CD labeled "Solaris 8 CD (1 of 2)" from which to run the Operating System. You will also need a system to restore to (with a QIC tape drive), the XBR floppy, all the backup tapes that were made by the previous procedure, the CD-ROM labeled "Solaris 8 CD (1 of 2)". To restore the system, perform the following: 1. Insert the "Solaris 8 CD (1 of 2)" CD-ROM, the first tape, and the XBR floppy into the system. 2. Open a Terminal window. 3. In the Terminal window, login as root. 4. At the command prompt, type init 0 and press . 5. At the "ok" prompt, type boot -s 6. Once the system reboots, login as root. 7. Create a directory; type mount /dev/diskette /a 8. Type cd /a 9. Type ./xbr (don't forget the "." and "/") 10. Type restore 11. Answer y for yes to the question that comes up. 12. The system will then reboot. 13. Insert each tape as they are asked for and Press . 14. Repeat the previous step twice. 15. The system will reboot. Login as root. 16. As the system requests a new tape, enter the next tape in the sequence into the drive. 17. The system will display a message when the restore is complete. To restart the system, type reboot and press . 3-4 Common Controller

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Backup and Restore
System Guide
3-4
Common Controller
12.After the backup is complete, restart the system by typing
reboot
and pressing Enter.
Restoring a System
Before you begin to restore the system, locate the CD labeled
"Solaris 8 CD (1 of 2)"
from which to run the Operating System.
You will also need a system to restore to (with a QIC tape drive),
the XBR floppy, all the backup tapes that were made by the
previous procedure, the CD-ROM labeled "Solaris 8 CD (1 of 2)".
To restore the system, perform the following:
1.
Insert the "Solaris 8 CD (1 of 2)" CD-ROM, the first tape, and
the XBR floppy into the system.
2.
Open a Terminal window.
3.
In the Terminal window, login as root.
4.
At the command prompt, type
init 0
and press <Enter>.
5.
At the "ok" prompt, type
boot -s
6.
Once the system reboots, login as root.
7.
Create a directory; type
mount /dev/diskette /a
8. Type
cd /a
9. Type
./xbr
(don't forget the "." and "/")
10.Type
restore
11. Answer
y
for yes to the question that comes up.
12.The system will then reboot.
13.Insert each tape as they are asked for and Press <Enter>.
14.Repeat the previous step twice.
15.The system will reboot.
Login as root.
16.As the system requests a new tape, enter the next tape in the
sequence into the drive.
17.The system will display a message when the restore is
complete. To restart the system, type
reboot
and press
<Enter>.