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To take disk level image backup of LPAR to a remote location use:
# We should have a backup destination with dd, nc installed.  It can be a Linux machine (Physical or VM) or in case of Windows install Cygwin with ddrescue and nc also selected along with default packages.
# Boot the LPAR via "System Management Service" so that we can go to rescue mode of CD.  (Suse12SP4)
# Use steps similar to "Activating the LPAR (Starting)" but instead of installation, we should go to rescue mode.
# login with username root.  It wont ask password
# Configure IP addressing via '''[[Ip]]'''
#:<pre>
#:: ip addr add 192.168.50.242/24 dev eth0
#:: ip link set eth0 up
#:</pre>
# In case of cygwin we can do following on destination
#:<pre>
#:: cd /cgdrive/e/
#:: nc -l 9000 | dd of=suse-upgrade-12sp4-backup.raw
#:</pre>
#: For linux refer [[Cloning disks or partitions using dd]]
#: On source we can use:
#::<pre>
#::: dd if=/dev/sda | nc 192.168.50.89 9000
#::</pre>
# If required we an monitor progress as explained at [[Cloning disks or partitions using dd]]


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