ITEM: J6879L

How to I get information off of a mksysback tape?

Question:

I used the upgrade utilities to upgrade from AIX 3.1.5 to AIX 3.2.5.
I used the mksysback utility provided with the upgrade utilities to
backup my system.  I then upgraded my system.  I seem to be missing 
some files in my /usr/lpp/COBOL/lib directory and would like to 
selectively restore them from my mksysback tape.  How can I do this?

Response:

To selectively restore a file from a mksysback tape, you should use
the following steps:

  tctl -f/dev/rmt\# rewind
  tctl -f/dev/rmt\#.1 fsf 3
  restbyname -xvdf/dev/rmt\# filename

where /dev/rmt\# is the appropriate tape drive and FILENAME is
the file or directory to restore that includes the complete path 
preceeded by ./.  For example, if want to restore the 
/usr/lpp/COBOL/lib directory from the mksysback tape in /dev/rmt0,
you would use the following steps:

  tctl -f/dev/rmt0 rewind
  tctl -f/dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3
  restbyname -xvdf/dev/rmt0 ./usr/lpp/COBOL/lib



Support Line: How to I get information off of a mksysback tape? ITEM: J6879L

Dated: July 1994 Category: N/A

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