In this example, the archive is named archive1. This archive is copied exactly from the master system and then compressed. The archive is an exact duplicate of the master system and is stored in archive1.flar.
# flar create -n archive1 -c archive1.flar |
To check the file structure of the archive, type the following.
# flar info -l archive1.flar aaa aaa/bbb aaa/bbb/ccc aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd aaa/bbb/fff aaa/eee aaa/eee ggg |
In this example, the archive is named archive4. This archive is copied exactly from the master system and then compressed. The archive is an exact duplicate of the master system and is stored in archive4.flar. The -R option is used to create the archive from another directory tree.
# flar create -n archive4 -c -R /x/yy/zz archive4.flar |
In this example, the archive is named archive3. This archive is copied exactly from the master system and then compressed. Options add descriptions to the archive identification section, which can help you to identify the archive later. For information about keywords, their values, and formats, see Solaris Flash Keywords.
# flar create -n archive3 -i 20000131221409 -m pumbaa \ -e "Solaris 8 Print Server" -a "Mighty Matt" -U "Internal Finance" \ -T server archive3.flar |
After the archive is created, you can access the identification section that contains the detailed description. An example of an identification section follows.
section_begin=identification files_archived_method=cpio files_compressed_method=compress files_archived_size=259323342 files_unarchived_size=591238111 creation_date=20000131221409 creation_master=pumbaa content_name=Finance Print Server content_type=server content_description=Solaris 8 Print Server content_author=Mighty Matt content_architectures=sun4u creation_node=pumbaa creation_hardware_class=sun4u creation_platform=SUNW,Sun-Fire creation_processor=sparc creation_release=5.9 creation_os_name=SunOS creation_os_version=s81_49 x-department=Internal Finance |