Storix Software SBAdmin AIX System Recovery Guide - Manual (Page 28)

As indicated, you will have 60 seconds to turn off the system to prevent the system installation process from
continuing (and possibly overwriting all data on the system). There is no way to manually interrupt an install
process created for no-prompt installation and cause it to display the installation menus.
Refer to Enable/Disable Network Installation of a Client for information how to pre-answer any questions
normally asked during the install process which are required for a no-prompt installation. If configured for no-
prompt installation, the installation process will proceed automatically as follows:
1. The defined install server and device will be checked to ensure they are available and readable
2. The selected backup will be read and the installation information will be extracted
3. The configuration information from the backup will be compared against the current system configuration to
ensure the volume groups and logical volumes may be created according to the backup data. If there are
non-fatal problems which can be corrected, they will be corrected automatically. For instance, if a prior
physical volume is not available on the new system, leaving only one physical volume in a volume group,
mirroring and/or striping of all logical volumes in that volume group will need to be turned off to allow the
installation to continue.
If there are any fatal problems, such as no physical volumes on the new system that match the original
system, or if the disks on the new system are not large enough to contain the original data, the system will
enter prompted mode and the installation menus will appear in order for the user to make changes to
correct the problems before continuing.
Installing from an Encrypted Backup
If the backup to be restored from was encrypted during the backup process, it will be necessary to decrypt the
data during the restore. Unlike restoring data on a live system, where the encryption keys are available on the
backup system, the encryption key must be entered manually during the system installation. The encryption
keys are not stored in the boot media or the backup information as this might be penetrable to hackers.
As warned during the backup process, an encrypted backup cannot be restored
without the proper encryption key. This key may not be retrieved from the backup,
nor can Storix assist in providing the correct key. If you do not have the proper
encryption key needed to decrypt this backup, you will not restore this data!
The encryption key is a value that the user defined prior to performing the backup. If the encryption key is not
known, you will not be able to restore the system from this backup. However, to make encryption keys easier to
remember and/or enter, it may be entered either as a hexadecimal number or an ASCII text equivalent (if this
was the form used to create the original key).
When selecting to install from an encrypted backup, the following message will appear:
Storix System Backup Administrator 28 Version 8.2 AIX System Recovery Guide