[Info-vax] Backup restore system disk

[Randy Hancock]

On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 11:32:42 AM UTC-6, Simon Clubley wrote:
> 
> In addition to the advice you have received about using standalone
> backup and doing an /IMAGE backup (both of which are mandatory if you
> want a usable system disk afterwards), you also need to do a /VERIFY
> pass when performing both the backup and the restore otherwise you
> have no way of knowing if you have a good backup.
> 
> If you are using a real tape drive, make sure you make at least two
> copies of the backup so you have at least one extra copy if something
> goes wrong during the restore, especially if you are overwriting the
> original system disk at some point in the future.
> 
> Simon.
> 
Thanks Simon... We do weekly backups with both /IMAGE and /VERIFY to Vtapes on the host system, which are then copied to DVDs for off-site storage, so we make sure we've got good copies. Also, before I ever do ANYTHING, I always shut the virtual system down and make copies of the Vdisk(s) I intend to work with, because you know.... crap happens...