Chapter 1 35Preparing for Software MigrationSave Configuration FilesSave Configuration FilesIf you are planning to cold-install HP-UX 11i rather than update anexisting system, be sure to save the files that you will want to re-install.These include a number of configuration files in /etc, the contents of/usr/local, any local home directories (that is, those you do not importfrom another system), and any /opt directories that contain installedsoftware.If multiple users are preparing for the cold-install, you might considercreating a directory (such as /backup) on another system. Do not createthis directory on your root disk. Mount it with sam. Then create asubdirectory for each system or user (for example, /backup/your_sys).As root, copy the files. For example:Step 1. Copy all config files from /etc on a system named moe to system curly.On curly, enter:mkdir /backup/moe/etcrcp -pyour_name@moe:/etc/* /backup/moe/etc/.Step 2. Copy your local home directory to the backup system. On curly:mkdir /backup/moe/homercp -pryour_name@moe:/home/ /backup/moe/home/and so on...Colors and fonts If you want to preserve your colors and fonts in VUE or CDE, execute:xrdb -q > xrdb.saveThen save the xrdb.save file in your backup directory. Be aware thatVUE is not supported beyond HP-UX 10.20.
