Examine the source system and collect needed information.
Obtain the hostname:
hostname |
Obtain the host ID:
hostid |
Also see Host ID Emulation.
Obtain the RPC domainname:
domainname |
Obtain the root password.
View the software being run on the system:
ps -ef |
Check the networking utilized on the system:
ifconfig -a |
View the storage utilized, for example, by viewing the contents of /etc/vfstab.
View the amount of local disk storage in use, which determines the size of the archive:
df -k |
Determine the patches that are on the system:
patchadd -p |
Examine the contents of /etc/system.