IVM bkprofdata command
Purpose
Backs up profile data. This command is operable only in an Integrated Virtualization Manager environment.
Description
The bkprofdata command performs a back up of logical partition configuration information to a file. The file can later be used to restore the partition configuration with the rstprofdata command.
Flags
| Flag name | Description |
|---|---|
| -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 backup | The backup parameter backs up 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 0 on success.
Security
This command is available to all users.
Examples
- To back up the partition configuration data to /var/adm/lpm/profile.bak,
type:
bkprofdata -o backup - To back up the partition configuration data to lparData.bak,
type:
bkprofdata -o backup -f lparData.bak
