bkprofdata - back up profile data

bkprofdata -m managed-system -f file [--force] [--help]

bkprofdata backs up profile data for the managed-system.

The rstprofdata command can be used to restore profile data for the managed-system.

The rmprofdata command can be used to remove a profile data backup file.

-m

The name of the managed system for which to back up profile data. The name may either be the user-defined name for the managed system, or be in the form tttt-mmm*ssssssss, where tttt is the machine type, mmm is the model, and ssssssss is the serial number of the managed system. The tttt-mmm*ssssssss form must be used if there are multiple managed systems with the same user-defined name.

-f

The name of the backup file where the profile data is to be written. If file is not fully qualified, file will be written to the /var/hsc/profiles/serial-number directory on the HMC (serial-number is the serial number of the managed system).

If file already exists, this command will fail unless the --force option is specified.

To back up the profile data to removable media, the media must be present in the removable media device and the device must be mounted with the mount command before this command is issued. The lsmediadev command can be used to display all of the removable media devices on the HMC.

--force

This option allows the specified backup file to be overwritten if it already exists. If the specified backup file already exists and this option is not specified, the backup will fail.

--help

Display the help text for this command and exit.

Back up the profile data to a file called myFile on a floppy diskette (a floppy diskette must have already been inserted into the diskette drive):

mount /media/floppy

bkprofdata -m mySystem -f /media/floppy/myFile

Back up the profile data to a file called backup1 (the file will be written to the /var/hsc/profiles/3413444 directory on the HMC):

bkprofdata -m 9406-570*3413444 -f backup1

Back up the profile data to a file called backup1 (the file will be written to the /var/hsc/profiles/3413444 directory on the HMC). The file backup1 will be overwritten if it already exists:

bkprofdata -m 9406-570*3413444 -f backup1 --force

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lsmediadev, rstprofdata, rmprofdata