VOLCOPY(1M) (System Administration Utilities) VOLCOPY(1M)
NAME
volcopy - make literal copy of file system
SYNOPSIS
/etc/volcopy [ -a -s ] fsname srcdevice volname1 destdevice
volname2
DESCRIPTION
volcopy makes a literal copy of the file system using a
blocksize matched to the device. Options are:
-a invoke a verification sequence requiring a
positive operator response instead of the standard
10 second delay before the copy is made
-s (default) invoke the DEL if wrong verification
sequence.
The program requests length and density information if it is
not given on the command line or is not recorded on an input
tape label. If the file system is too large to fit on one
reel, volcopy will prompt for additional reels. Labels of
all reels are checked. Tapes may be mounted alternately on
two or more drives. If volcopy is interrupted, it will ask
if the user wants to quit or wants a shell. In the latter
case, the user can perform other operations (e.g., labelit)
and return to volcopy by exiting the new shell.
The fsname argument represents the mounted name (e.g.:
root, u1, etc.) of the filsystem being copied.
The srcdevice or destdevice should be the physical disk
section or tape (e.g.: /dev/dsk/cld0s8, /dev/rdsk/cld1s8,
etc.).
The volname is the physical volume name (e.g.: pk3, t0122,
etc.) and should match the external label sticker. Such
label names are limited to six or fewer characters. Volname
may be - to use the existing volume name.
Srcdevice and volname1 are the device and volume from which
the copy of the file system is being extracted. Destdevice
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and volname2 are the target device and volume.
Fsname and volname are recorded in the last 12 characters of
the superblock (char fsname[6], volname[6];).
FILES
/etc/log/filesave.log a record of file systems/volumes
copied
SEE ALSO
labelit(1M).
fs(4) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.
sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
WARNINGS
volcopy does not support tape-to-tape copying. Use dd(1)
for tape-to-tape copying.
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