Backing up WPARs

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You can back up a WPAR using the savewpar command, the mkcd command, or the mkdvd command.

The savewpar command uses the data created by the mkwpardata command to back up your WPAR. If these files are not already on your system, the savewpar command will call the mkwpardata command to create these files. The image files contain the following information:
  • A list of logical volumes and their sizes
  • A list of file systems and their sizes
  • A list of volume groups
  • The WPAR name
To back up a WPAR to the default tape device, run the following command:
savewpar wparname
To back up a WPAR to a file, run the following command:
savewpar -f file wparname

You can also back up a WPAR to a CD device using the mkcd -W command or to a DVD device using the mkdvd -W command.