Creating a Solaris Flash Archive (Examples)
File systems can be copied exactly or can be customized by excluding some directories or files. You can achieve the same results by using different options. Use the options that best suit your environment.
The file systems in the following examples have been greatly simplified for clarification. Rather than use file system names such as /var, /usr, or /opt, the master system file structure for these examples is the following:
/aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd /aaa/bbb/fff /aaa/eee /ggg |
Caution – Use the flarcreate file-exclusion options with caution. If you exclude some directories, others that you were unaware of might be left in the archive, such as system configuration files. The system would then be inconsistent and the installation would not work. Excluding directories and files is best used with data that can easily be removed without disrupting the system, such as large data files.
Creating a Solaris Flash Archive (Various Examples)
Example 3–6 Creating an Exact Duplicate Archive
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.
# flarcreate -n archive1 -c archive1.flar |
To check the file structure of the archive, type the following.
# flar info -l archive1.flarlost+found
export
export/home
export/home/lost+found
var
var/sadm
var/sadm/install
var/sadm/install/admin
var/sadm/install/admin/default
var/sadm/install/logs
var/sadm/install/contents
var/sadm/install/.lockfile
var/sadm/install/.pkg.lock
var/sadm/pkg
var/sadm/pkg/SUNWocfd
var/sadm/pkg/SUNWocfd/install
var/sadm/pkg/SUNWocfd/install/copyright
var/sadm/pkg/SUNWocfd/save
var/sadm/pkg/SUNWocfd/save/pspool
var/sadm/pkg/SUNWocfd/save/pspool/SUNWocfd
.....
.....
usr/bin/sparcv7
usr/bin/sparcv7/savecore
usr/bin/sparcv7/gcore
....
....
usr/lib/diff3prog
usr/lib/madv.so.1
usr/lib/mpss.so.1
usr/lib/cpu
usr/lib/cpu/sparcv8plus
....
....
devices/pseudo/udp6@0:udp6
devices/pseudo/udp@0:udp
devices/pseudo/tcp@0:tcp
devices/pseudo/iwscn@0:iwscn
devices/pseudo/wc@0:wscons
devices/pseudo/tcp6@0:tcp6
devices/pseudo/sctp6@0:sctp6
var/fm/fmd/ckpt
var/fm/fmd/rsrc
kernel/drv/st.conf
kernel/drv/st.conf
kernel/drv/st.conf
kernel/drv/st.conf
#
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Example 3–7 Creating an Archive With the cpio Copy Method for Backward Compatibility
In this example, the archive must be a cpio archive because of backward compatibility issues. The default pax copy method is not used, but the -L cpio option is used to create a cpio archive. When you use the -L cpio option, individual files cannot be over 4 Gbytes. 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.
# flarcreate -L cpio -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 |
Example 3–8 Creating an Archive From an Alternate root (/) File System
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.
# flarcreate -n archive4 -c -R /x/yy/zz archive4.flar |
Example 3–9 Creating an Archive and Adding Keywords to Describe the Archive
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.
# flarcreate -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 archive identification section that contains the detailed description. An example of an archive identification section follows.
section_begin=identification
files_archived_method=pax 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
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Creating a Solaris Flash Archive and Customizing Files (Examples)
Example 3–10 Creating an Archive and Excluding and Including Files and Directories
In this example, the archive is named archive2. This archive is copied from the master system but is not an exact copy. The content under the /aaa directory is excluded, but the content in /aaa/bbb/ccc remains.
# flarcreate -n archive2 -x /aaa -y /aaa/bbb/ccc archive2.flar |
To check the file structure of the archive, type the following. The excluded directories that include copied files appear, but only the files that were restored contain data.
# flar info -l aaa aaa aaa/bbb/ccc aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd aaa/bbb ggg |
Example 3–11 Creating an Archive Excluding and Including Files and Directories by Using Lists
In this example, the archive is named archive5. This archive is copied from the master system but is not an exact copy.
The exclude file contains the following list:
/aaa |
The include file contains the following list:
/aaa/bbb/ccc |
The content under the /aaa directory is excluded, but the content in /aaa/bbb/ccc remains.
# flarcreate -n archive5 -X exclude -f include archive5.flar |
To check about the file structure of the archive, type the following. The excluded directories that include copied files appear, but only the files that were restored contain data.
# flar info -l archive5.flar aaa aaa/bbb/ccc aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd aaa/bbb ggg |
Example 3–12 Creating an Archive Excluding Files and Directories by Using a List and Restoring a Directory
You can combine options -x, -y, -X and -f. In this example, options -X and -y are combined. The archive is named archive5. This archive is copied from the master system but is not an exact copy.
The exclude file contains the following list:
/aaa |
The -y option restores the /aaa/bbb/ccc directory. The following command produces the archive.
# flarcreate -n archive5 -X exclude -y /aaa/bbb/ccc archive5.flar |
To check about the file structure of the archive, type the following. The excluded directories that include copied files appear, but only the files that were restored contain data.
# flar info -l archive5.flar aaa aaa/bbb aaa/bbb/ccc aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd ggg |
Example 3–13 Creating an Archive Excluding and Including Files and Directories by Using a List With the -z Option
In this example, the archive is named archive3. It is copied from the master system but is not an exact copy. The files and directories to be selected are included in filter1 file. Within the files, the directories are marked with a minus (-) or a plus (+) to indicate which files to exclude and restore. In this example, the directory /aaa is excluded with a minus and the subdirectory /aaa/bbb/ccc is restored with a plus. The filter1 file contains the following list.
- /aaa + /aaa/bbb/ccc |
The following command produces the archive.
# flarcreate -n archive3 -z filter1 archive3.flar |
To check the file structure of the archive, type the following command. The excluded directories that include copied files appear, but only the files that were restored contain data.
# flar info -l archive3.flar aaa aaa/bbb aaa/bbb/ccc aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd ggg |
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