Jasvinder Singh Aulakh (Sr. Lead Devops)

lslpp -L                             displays info about all installed filesets or fileset updates lslpp -L <fileset>                   displays info about that fileset lslpp -h <fileset>                   shows the history of the fileset lslpp -l | grep <fileset>           shows if it is installed or not lslpp -lc| grep <fileset>           shows the state (Aplp., Comm., Broken..) in /etc/objrepos and in /usr/lib/objrepos of a fileset lslpp -f <fileset>                   shows all files that are installed with  a particular fileset lslpp -w /usr/local/bin/lsof        shows the fileset which contains the giv...

Backup rootvg using mksysb mksysb Creates an installable image of the root volume group either in a file or on to a bootable tape Bootable tape is created in backup format Can be restored individual files/directories using restore command mksysb -e /excludes files in /etc/exclude.rootvg -i to create image.data file -v verbose mode -X extend /tmp filesystem if necessory for storing boot image   -i option calls  mkszfile  command which inturn creats /image.data file. The bootable mksysb volume contains four images Boot image bosinstall image (image.data, bosinst.data, tapeblksz, etc..) An empty table of contents System Backup Image in Back up format /bosinst.data  file contains answer for questions during installation time such as Console name, Installation methode, locale seetings, etc.. If there is no /bostinst.data file present, then a sample file /usr/lpp/bosinst/bosinst.template is copied...