Linux: OS / System Restore

Start rescue

1.Check and Note backup start time

# date

2. Insert Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS(Update5) installation CD into CD-ROM

3. Reboot

# shutdown -r now
4. After reboot, type “linux rescue” (start rescue) and press enter key in prompt on the screen below.

boot:linux rescue
5. A screen to choose language is displayed. Choose “English”. Press tab key to move focus onto “OK”, and press enter key.

6. A screen to choose keyboard appears. Choose “Your Keybord Type”.

7. A screen to specify if network is used is displayed. Choose “No”.

8. A screen to specify if existing system image should be mounted on /mnt/sysimage appears. Choose “Skip”.

9. Shell is executed with below message output and prompt is displayed.

When finished please exit from the shell
and your system will reboot
-/bin/sh-3.00#

System Restore

a. Deployment of Restore Shell

1. Insert a backup acquisition tape in the tape drive.

2. Deploy the partition information and Restore Shell.

#cd /tmp
# mt –f /dev/nst0 rewind
# tar –xvf /dev/nst0
# ls -l

sfdisk.dump
RES_***restore.sh

Check if there are the files shown in the box above.

b. System restore

1. Execute Restore Shell.

#cd /tmp
#./RES_***restore.sh

2. After the completion of restore, take the tape out of the drive pressing the eject button.

c. Restart the system

1. Take the installation CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS(Update7) out of the CD-ROM drive

2. Restart system

#exit

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