Follow these steps to specify
the bootable media needed
to reinitialize or reinstall an operating system on a client machine
and to associate machines with media. You can also associate non-executable
media such as application user guides with client machines.
Procedure
- Define the bootable media. For example, define
the media named TELLERWRKSTNIMAGE which is for AIX® Version 4.3, contains the required volumes
named AIX001, AIX002, and AIX003, and is located in Building 21.
define recoverymedia tellerwrkstnimage type=boot
volumenames=aix001,aix002,aix003 product="AIX 4.3"
location="Building 21"
You should define the recovery
media after a client machine configuration changes. For example, after
you have installed a new level of AIX on
a client machine and created a bootable image using mksysb,
issue the DEFINE RECOVERYMEDIA command to define the new mksysb volumes.
To
query your recovery media definitions, issue the QUERY RECOVERYMEDIA
command with the FORMAT=DETAILED parameter.
- Associate
one or more machines with recovery media. Use
the association information to identify the boot media to use in the
replacement machines. For example, to associate machine
MACH255 with recovery media TELLERWRKSTNIMAGE, issue the following
command:
define recmedmachassociation tellerwrkstnimage mach255
- When the boot media is moved offsite, update
its
location. For example, to update the location of boot media
TELLERWRKSTNIMAGE
to the offsite location IRONVAULT, issue the following command:
update recoverymedia tellerwrkstnimage location=ironvault
Results
You
can define media that contain softcopy manuals that you would need
during recovery. For example, to define a CD-ROM containing the AIX 5.1 manuals that are on volume
CD0001, enter:
define recoverymedia aix51manuals type=other volumes=cd0001
description="AIX 5.1 Bookshelf"