Administrative Tasks

The fsdump command also supports recovery for backup of nonmigration file systems. A log message advises the system administrator that the file system is not archival. The dump continues, but the fs_dump.file does not exist and is not dumped to the dump tape. The fsdump command does not continue if the file system does not exist, another dump procedure is in progress, or for improper syntax.

Checkpoint the file systems should be done on a regular basis to allow for data recovery from a disaster.

Step 1. To ensure the integrity of the dump file before checkpointing, run the UNIX fsck utility for the file system.

Step 2. Verify the file system name by viewing the /etc/fstab file.

The /arch3 file system is used throughout this example.

Step 3. Run fsaudit -fon the file system to be dumped to cleans up any discrepancies on the file system.

Step 4. Because the trashcan data will not be valid on a file system recovered from a dump file, run fsclean -t.

Tip

ADIC recommends that you always run fsclean -tprior to running fsdump.

Step 5. To verify the file system’s integrity before dumping it, run the ULNIX xfs_check utility.

% xfs_check /dev/dsk/dks2d6s7

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