Web Start Archive
Another way to back up your Solaris operating environment (not the data) is to create a web archive. Previously in this chapter, I described how to back up your operating system using ufsdump and specifying a level 0 dump of the root (/), /usr, and other OS-related file systems. The Web Start Flash archive feature can be used as a backup or to replicate an installation on a number of systems, called clone systems. (You might remember my description of the Web Start Flash archive from Chapter 8, “Web Start.”)
After the system has been set up and configured (but before it goes into production), it is a good time to create the archive. While in single-user mode, you’ll use the flarcreate command to create the Web Start archive. ...
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