volcopy(1M-vxfs)                   (VxFS)                  volcopy(1M-vxfs)

NAME
     volcopy (vxfs) - make a literal copy of a Veritas File System (VxFS)

SYNOPSIS
     volcopy [-F vxfs] [genericoptions] [-e] fsname srcdevice volname1
             destdevice volname2

DESCRIPTION
     This manual page is an addendum to the volcopy(1M) manual page. It
     describes the Veritas File System (VxFS) specific features of the vol-
     copy command.

     volcopy makes a literal copy of the Veritas file system using a block
     size matched to the device.

OPTIONS
     -F vxfs   Specifies the Veritas file system type (FSType).

     genericoptions
               Options supported by the generic volcopy command.

     -e        Processes until the end of tape, then prompts for the next
               tape in the sequence.

               If the -e option is not selected, the program requests
               length and density information, if this information is not
               already provided on the command line, or if this information
               is not recorded on an input tape label. If the file system
               is too large to fit on one reel, volcopy prompts for addi-
               tional reels. Labels of all reels are checked.

     Tapes may be mounted alternately on two or more drives. If volcopy is
     interrupted, the user is prompted either to quit or escape to the com-
     mand interpreter. If the user chooses to escape to the command inter-
     preter, other operations  can be performed [such as labelit(1M)]. The
     user can then return to volcopy by exiting the command interpreter. Note
     that the -e and -feet options are mutually exclusive.

     fsname      The mounted name of the file system being copied (for
                 example, / or /usr).

     srcdevice   The device from which the copy of the file system is being
                 extracted.

     volname1    The volume from which the copy of the file system is being
                 extracted.

     destdevice  The target device to which the file system will be writ-
                 ten.

     volname2    The target volume to which the file system will be writ-
                 ten.



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volcopy(1M-vxfs)                   (VxFS)                  volcopy(1M-vxfs)

     srcdevice or destdevice are specified as the disk partition or tape
     (for example, /dev/ios0/rsdisk00, /dev/rmt/???).

     volname1 or volname2 are the physical volume names. Such label names
     contain up to six characters. volname* may be "-" to use the existing
     volume name. fsname and volname are recorded in the super block.

NOTES
     volcopy does not support tape-to-tape copying. Use dd(1) for tape-to-
     tape copying.

FILES
     /var/adm/filesave.log
          a record of file systems/volumes copied

SEE ALSO
     cpio(1), dd(1), labelit(1M), volcopy(1M), fs(4-vxfs).





































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