[geeks] RS/6000 Disk clone

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Mark wrote:
> I just got my hands on a very clean and well kept RS/6000 server  
> (7046-B50 for those who understand IBM model number gibberish). I was  
> wondering what the most effective way to clone and swap out the boot  
> drive might be. The disks in it are a pair of well worn IBM 18GBs and  
> all I want to do is swap them for some quieter Seagate 18GBs I have  
> in my Netra (currently not in use).
> 
> I'm running AIX 5.3L and have a pretty-much clean install. Can I just  
> 'dd' the raw device to the new disk?

man mksysb

It does the right thing.  Make sure you use the options to store the 
partition table on the tape, and also use the options to recalculate 
*everything*.

Peace...  Sridhar