AIX 1-Touch Recovery enables rapid, automated bare-metal restore of AIX clients through Command Center and a configured NIM server. This process restores the operating system, volume groups, and optionally user data, with minimal manual intervention.
Prerequisites
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The AIX client must have completed at least one 1-Touch backup.
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NIM server must be registered and reachable, with the 1-Touch package installed.
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TFTP directory must be configured and accessible.
Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.
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On the Files tab, click the AIX client.
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In the upper-right corner of the client details page, click the action button
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Select the recovery job from the list all eligible 1-Touch backup jobs for the client. You can select only one job at a time.
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Configure volume group recovery and then, click Next.
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By default, Recreate all volume groups is selected. This recreate all the volume groups during the OS recovery process.
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Select the Import existing volume groups check box to import existing volume groups.
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Select Recover only root volume group if you intend to restore only root volume group data.
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Select Do not restore data other than root volume group to restore only OS-related data and skip data under volume groups other than root Volume Group.
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Select the BackupSet from which file system data should be restored.
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If file system data needs to be restored for a specific date, choose the backups from the calendar.
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Select Recover from the latest backup and configuration to restore file system data from the latest backup automatically.
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Click Add to add exclusions to the recovery data. You can enter multiple custom paths seprated by commas.
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By default, the Clone machine option is disabled so that the 1-Touch recovery will be performed to the same AIX client machine.
To recover to a different AIX client machine, move the Clone Machine toggle to the right and provide the following inputs and click Next.
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New client name and host name
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IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS suffix
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Multiple DNS server entries if needed.
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Select the Automatic client reboot check box for non-clone restores so that the 1-Touch recovery job will automatically reboot the AIX client.
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Choose the correct MediaAgent and Copy Precedence option to restore from a different copy of your backup.
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Click Submit.
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Verify that the AIX client is active to initiate the automatic client reboot. During clone restore, the 1-Touch recovery job completes after MKSYSB is restored to the NIM server, and you must manually boot the destination AIX client afterward.
What to Do Next
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Monitor the job progress in Command Center.
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For in-place restores, the client should reboot and complete OS recovery automatically.
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For clone restores, manually boot the destination client.
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File system restore (if selected) will start automatically after OS recovery.