Creating a user volume group backup using SMIT

With this procedure, you can use SMIT to create a backup image of a user volume group.

1. To back up a user volume group to a tape, rdx - removable hard disk cartridge or file using SMIT, type smit savevg on the command line. Back up a user volume group to CD by typing smit savevgcd on the command line. Back up a user volume group to DVD by typing smit savevgdvd on the command line.
2. When the Save a Volume Group screen displays, use the steps for backing up the root volume group as a guide for backing up user volume groups. There is one exception to this procedure. If you want to exclude files in a user volume group from the backup image, create a file named /etc/exclude.volume_group_name, where volume_group_name is the name of the volume group you want to backup.
3. If you exclude files, edit the /etc/exclude.volume_group_name file and enter the patterns of file names that you do not want included in your backup image. The patterns in this file are input to the pattern-matching conventions of the grep command to determine which files are excluded from the backup.