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You should be fine as long as the model of the IXS card is the same.
Here's something I posted a while back...
----> I'm letting the LICPGM install be covered by our monthly Option 21
backup. If you have a need for other saves of the actual server
descriptions and objects it's very straightforward. Here's a basic manual
procedure I put together (could easily be incorporated into whatever
strategy is desired):
SAVE
If needed, the IXSs can also be saved individually by using the following
procedure to get all the components (using IXSSRV03 as an example):
This procedure will make use of sequence numbers on a single freshly
initialized tape, so specify an incremented sequence number with each
command and use ENDOPT(*LEAVE)
SAVCFG DEV(TAP01) Saves all configuration data on the system. This
covers the Network Server Description and the line/controller/device
comprising the PTP Virtual Ethernet Interface for the IXS.
SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/IXSSRV031') Saves the
'system' storage space (drive c: of the IXS)
SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/IXSSRV032') Saves the
'install' storage space (drive d: of the IXS)
SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/IXSSRV033') Saves the
'application' storage space (drive f: of the IXS)
Repeat the step above for any additional NWS storage spaces used by the
server. If any other drives exist, they need to be saved.
SAVOBJ OBJ(IXSSRV03) LIB(IXS) DEV(TAP01) OBJTYPE(*MSGQ) This saves the
message queue that receives messages from the Windows server.
RESTORE
IXSs (or individual components of them) can be restored individually (from
an individual save, or an Option 21 save) by using the following procedure
(using IXSSRV03 as an example):
RSTCFG OBJ(IXSSRV03) DEV(TAP01) Restores the Network Server
Description (be sure to specify IXSSRV or you will restore ALL config
data!)
RSTCFG OBJ(IXSSRV03*) DEV(TAP01) Restores the line/controller/device
comprising the PTP Virtual Ethernet Interface for the IXS
RST DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/IXSSRV031') Restores
the 'system' storage space (drive c: of the IXS)
RST DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/IXSSRV032') Restores
the 'install' storage space (drive d: of the IXS)
RST DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/IXSSRV033') Restores
the 'application' storage space (drive f: of the IXS)
RSTOBJ OBJ(IXSSRV03) LIB(IXS) DEV(TAP01) OBJTYPE(*MSGQ) Restores the
message queue that receives messages from the Windows serve
You get the picture. For save/restore/config/deletes on IXSs I just try to
keep in mind the pieces (hardware resource,NWSD, IP interface, lin/ctl/dev
comm objects, storage spaces, message queues), I LOVE the save/restore
abilities of these servers... we have used it multiple times for many
purposes. For example, right now we're testing some web filtering
products... I config'ed a server, got it all patched and basically
configured for what we want, and saved it to a tape. We loaded one web
filter product, tested for a week, blew only the C: and F: NWSSTG spaces
away when finished, and then restored the C: and F: storage spaces to be
back to our fresh config (5-10 minutes of work!). Alternatively, we could
have saved the results of our testing to another tape and easily switched
between our various eval products almost at will. IBM did a great job on
this, IMHO.
"Graap, Ken"
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I have a question about using an IXS on an i5 server.
Has anyone configured a Windows server on an IXS, copied that resulting
Network Storage Spaces to another name and then used them with another IXS
card as a 'base' configuration for testing?
We were having trouble doing this and IBM SupportLine told us that we can't
do this!
I guess that means that we have to build each IXS configuration from
scratch (???)
How will this work at a Disaster Recovery site? Will the Network Storage
Spaces be useless because we will be recovering on a different IXS card????
I have been under the impression that the IXS configuration on the i5 was
much more flexible than stand alone NT server hardware. Apparently not...
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
Kenneth
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