AIX - Rootvg Backup - Second Block

AIX - Rootvg Backup - Second Block

1. /tapeblksize

The /tapeblksize file contains the block size the tape drive was set to when the mksysb command was run.

2. /image.data

The /image.data file store the information about rootvg, like vg, pp, pp size, lv, lv size, FS

The image.data file resides in /var/adm/ras/image.data

3. /bosinst.data

The ./bosinst.data file allows you to specify the requirements at the target system
and how the user interacts with the target system. This file contains the
customized BOS install procedures and dictates how the BOS install program will
behave. You can customize this file before issuing the mksysb command or use a
procedure to customize this file after the image backup is done.


Third block has dummy toc file,

The dummy table of contents (TOC) is used so that the mksysb tape contains the
same number of images as a BOS install tape.

Fourth block has data, that is rootvg original data