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Re: Can I do file transfer from/to vios with vterm?

Rob,
When using the HMC to install, you have to define a network interface which
will be configured with the data you provide so the HMC can make the LPAR
boot from the network. That interface is not unconfigured after the install
so you already have SSH and SCP up and running. When the resources allow, I
prefer to leave a network interface without SEA or any other configuration,
dedicated solely to VIOS management. That works nicely with the HMC
install, since I don't need to reconfigure the interface used to install it.

I believe you still have to log in first to accept the license before doing
any other configuration command. I haven't used viosbr so I cannot say how
it would interact if the interface's properties are different than they
were in the backup.

Roberto


On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 at 17:15, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Where is this base install? How do I ensure that it's a release of vios I
want?

As far as this "base interface" and this "echo CONTENT > file.ext"...
How would I use that from my HMC to get the file viosbr202102something
from the HMC back to the vios lpar so that I could run the viosbr -restore
command? Right after I just scratched the system and put on the new
version of vios and haven't done any communications configuration.

Rob Berendt
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How would you be doing the scratch install? If you are using the HMC you
already have a base interface configured. I usually document my VIOS so I
can rebuild them with a script instead of a backup. Going back to your
point. I guess you could do an echo CONTENT > file.ext but I haven't tested
it and it wouldn't have any validation that you didn't lose anything in the
way...

Roberto

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 at 12:55, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Let's say I do a viosbr on an lpar of vios.
Then I scratch it and reinstall an upgraded version of vios.
How do I get that viosbr file on it so that I can do a restore?
I'm trying to see if there is a way without having to configure up
communications.
To get a console I use putty to get into the hmc, fire up vtmenu and go
through that to get a vios console.
IDK if there is some sort of implied connection between the HMC and the
vios lpar I can transfer that restore file from.

Rob Berendt
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