VOLCOPY_UFS(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures VOLCOPY_UFS(8)

NAME

volcopy_ufs - make an image copy of a ufs file system

SYNOPSIS

volcopy [-F ufs] [generic_options] fsname srcdevice volname1 destdevice volname2

DESCRIPTION

volcopy makes a literal copy of the ufs file system using a blocksize
matched to the device.

OPTIONS

The following option is supported:

generic_options
options supported by the generic volcopy command.
See volcopy(8).

OPERANDS

The following operands are supported:

fsname
represents the mount point (for example,
root, u1, etc.) of the file system being
copied.


srcdevice or destdevice
the disk partition specified using the raw
device (for example, /dev/rdsk/cld0s8,
/dev/rdsk/cld1s8, etc.).


srcdevice and volname1
the device and physical volume from which
the copy of the file system is being
extracted.


destdevice and volname2
the target device and physical volume.


fsname and volname are limited to six or fewer characters and
recorded in the superblock. volname may be `-' to use the existing
volume name.

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0
Successful file system copy.


non-zero
An error has occurred.

FILES

/var/adm/filesave.log
a record of file systems/volumes copied

SEE ALSO

cpio(1), ufs(4FS), attributes(7), dd(8), labelit(8), volcopy(8)

NOTES

volcopy does not support copying to tape devices. Use dd(8) for
copying to and from tape devices.

April 15, 2003 VOLCOPY_UFS(8)