volcopy_ufs(1M)

NAME

     volcopy_ufs - make an image copy of a ufs file system

SYNOPSIS

     volcopy [ -F ufs] [generic_options]  fsname  srcdevice  vol-
     name1 destdevice volname2

DESCRIPTION

     volcopy makes a literal copy of the ufs file system using  a
     blocksize matched to the device.

OPTIONS

     The following option is supported:

     generic_options
           options supported by the generic  volcopy command. See
           volcopy(1M).

OPERANDS

     The following operands are supported:

     fsname
           represents the mount point  (for  example,  root,  u1,
           etc.) of the file system being copied.

     srcdevice or destdevice
           the disk partition specified using the raw device (for
           example, /dev/rdsk/cld0s8, /dev/rdsk/cld1s8, etc.).

     srcdevice and volname1
           the device and physical volume from which the copy  of
           the file system is being extracted.

     destdevice and volname2
           the target device and physical volume.

     fsname and volname are limited to six  or  fewer  characters
     and  recorded  in  the superblock. volname may be `-' to use
     the existing volume name.

EXIT STATUS

     The following exit values are returned:

     0     Successful file system copy.

     non-zero
           An error has occurred.

FILES

     /var/adm/filesave.log
           a record of file systems/volumes copied

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     cpio(1), dd(1M),  labelit(1M),  volcopy(1M),  attributes(5),
     ufs(7FS)

NOTES

     volcopy does not support copying to tape devices. Use dd(1M)
     for copying to and from tape devices.