RE: HMC backup

[Charlie Prothero <Charlie.Prothero@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, all.  Our HMC was WAY behind (original install from 2004), and I
just completed a series of upgrades to get it up to version 7 (very
nice, by the way).  Between each stage of the upgrade, I used BART PE
and Symantec Ghost to image the machine's hard drive in case of some
calamity or misstep on my part.  Fortunately, I did not need to use the
Ghost image to restore it, but I have little doubt that it would have
worked.  Every time I make a substantive change to the HMC, I take
another Ghost image.  Never timed it, but I think it takes less than 20
minutes...

Regards,
Charlie


Charlie Prothero
CIO
 
Keystone College
One College Green * La Plume, PA 18440
570-945-8015


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Snyder
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:53 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: HMC backup

    
   I just upgraded our HMC from 7.3.2 to 7.3.4 (with MH01152) - very
smoothe
   and farely quick process.
    
   I did backups before to DVD-RAM and it took more than 1 hour.
   I did a backup after to DVD-RAM and it took about two minutes.
   These were the full HMC backups, not just the upgrade backup.
    
   I am all for picking up the pace, just want to make sure I am not
taking
   speed and ignoring a problem. The boot process of the HMC seemed much
   faster as well.
    
   Anyone else experience such a thing? Should I be concerned or any way
to
   test and make sure the backup worked? The dialog box did say it was
doing
   the integrity checking.
    
   Thanks.
   Dave