Description

To clone the currently running AIX on an alternate disk, use the alt_disk_install command.

1) Verify you have the packages required:

# lslpp -l bos.alt_disk*
Fileset Level State Description

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Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
bos.alt_disk_install.boot_images
5.2.0.40 APPLIED Alternate Disk
Installation
Disk Boot Images
bos.alt_disk_install.rte 5.2.0.40 APPLIED Alternate Disk
Installation
Runtime
2) Verify which disk holds the current running AIX (hdisk1 in my case) and which will hold the clone (hdisk0 in my case):

# lspv
hdisk0 000b3a3de79af4d1 None
hdisk1 0002404a5a02dd05 rootvg active
3) Verify your current settings:

# lsvg -l rootvg
rootvg:
LV NAME TYPE LPs PPs PVs LV STATE MOUNT
POINT
hd5 boot 1 1 1 closed/syncd N/A
hd6 paging 32 32 1 open/syncd N/A
paging00 paging 32 32 1 open/syncd N/A
hd8 jfslog 1 1 1 open/syncd N/A
hd4 jfs 2 2 1 open/syncd /
hd2 jfs 49 49 1 open/syncd /usr
hd9var jfs 3 3 1 open/syncd /var
hd3 jfs 9 9 1 open/syncd /tmp
hd1 jfs 1 1 1 open/syncd /home
hd10opt jfs 3 3 1 open/syncd /opt
hd7copie dump 8 8 1 open/syncd N/A

# lsvg rootvg
VOLUME GROUP: rootvg VG IDENTIFIER:
000b3a3d00004c00000000fa0fbff242
VG STATE: active PP SIZE: 64 megabyte(s)
VG PERMISSION: read/write TOTAL PPs: 271 (17344
megabytes)
MAX LVs: 256 FREE PPs: 130 (8320
megabytes)
LVs: 11 USED PPs: 141 (9024
megabytes)
OPEN LVs: 10 QUORUM: 2
TOTAL PVs: 1 VG DESCRIPTORS: 2
STALE PVs: 0 STALE PPs: 0
ACTIVE PVs: 1 AUTO ON: yes
MAX PPs per PV: 1016 MAX PVs: 32
LTG size: 128 kilobyte(s) AUTO SYNC: no
HOT SPARE: no BB POLICY: relocatable
4) Start the cloning process:

# alt_disk_install -C hdisk0

5) Run some post cloning checks:

# lsvg
altinst_rootvg
rootvg

# lsvg -l altinst_rootvg
0516-010 : Volume group must be varied on; use varyonvg command.

# lspv
hdisk0 000b3a3de79af4d1 altinst_rootvg
hdisk1 0002404a5a02dd05 rootvg active

6) Ensure you will boot to clone disk:

# bootlist -m normal -o
hdisk0

7) Reboot:

# shutdown -Fr

8) Remove the old_rootvg volume group definition from the ODM database:

# alt_disk_install -X old_rootvg

9) Some more verifications:

# lspv
hdisk0 000b3a3de79af4d1 rootvg active
hdisk1 0002404a5a02dd05 None

# bootlist -m normal -o
hdisk0

# lsvg -l rootvg
rootvg:
LV NAME TYPE LPs PPs PVs LV STATE MOUNT
POINT
hd5 boot 1 1 1 closed/syncd N/A
hd6 paging 32 32 1 open/syncd N/A
paging00 paging 32 32 1 open/syncd N/A
hd8 jfslog 1 1 1 open/syncd N/A
hd4 jfs 2 2 1 open/syncd /
hd2 jfs 49 49 1 open/syncd /usr
hd9var jfs 3 3 1 open/syncd /var
hd3 jfs 9 9 1 open/syncd /tmp
hd1 jfs 1 1 1 open/syncd /home
hd10opt jfs 3 3 1 open/syncd /opt
hd7copie dump 8 8 1 open/syncd N/A