Restoring user-defined virtual devices

You can restore user-defined virtual devices on the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) by restoring volume groups and manually re-creating virtual device mappings. Alternatively, you can restore user-defined virtual devices by using the viosbr command.

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User-defined virtual devices include metadata, such as virtual device mappings, that define the relationship between the physical environment and the virtual environment. You can restore user-defined virtual devices in one of the following ways:

You can restore user-defined virtual devices by restoring volume groups and manually re-creating virtual device mappings. Use this option in situations where you plan to restore the VIOS to a new or different system. (For example, use this option in the event of a system failure or disaster.)
You can restore user-defined virtual devices by using the viosbr command. Use this option in situations where you plan to restore the configuration information to the same VIOS partition from which it was backed up.