System replication (cloning)

Cloning saves configuration data along with user or system data. For example, you might want to replicate a system or volume group; it is sometimes called cloning.

You can then install this image onto another system and can use it just like the first system. The mksysb command is used to clone the rootvg volume group, which contains the operating system, while the savevg command is used to clone a volume group.