IVM bkprofdata Command
Purpose
Backs up profile data. This command is operable only in an Integrated Virtualization
Manager environment.
Syntax
bkprofdata -o backup [ -f BackupFile ] [ -m ManagedSystem ]
Description
The bkprofdata command performs a backup of logical
partition configuration information to a file. The file can later be used
to restore the partition configuration with the rstprofdata command.
Flags
| -f BackupFile |
The name of the file to write the dump to in the current
working directory. If not specified, the default file is /var/adm/lpm/profile.bak. |
| -o Operation |
The type of operation:
- backup
- Backs logical partition configuration data to a file.
|
| -m ManagedSystem |
The name of the managed system. This attribute is optional
because there is only one system to manage. The name may either be the user-defined
name for the managed system, or be in the form tttt-mmm*ssssssss, where tttt
is the machine type, mmm is the model, and ssssssss is the serial number of
the managed system. |
Exit Status
This command has a return code of zero on success.
Security
This command is available to all users.
Examples
- To backup the partition configuration data to /var/adm/lpm/profile.bak, type:
bkprofdata -o backup
- To backup the partition configuration data to lparData.bak, type:
bkprofdata -o backup -f lparData.bak
Related Information
The rstprofdata command.