Usage sample of list utility on JFS filesystem.
Limitation of recovery on JFS filesystems :
- files larger then 4MB can be recovered in one piece in the .INODES sub-directory or in multiple pieces in the .SBLOCK directory
Following is a sample recovery
# ./v43fslist /dev/hd3 ## Filesystem Utilities from Compunix. Version v5.1.0. AIX 4.3 ## Copy of v43fslist utility, list recoverable files (not possible to recover files). ## For a recovery utility, contact## # starting interactive mode for filesystem on /dev/hd3 ## AIX V3 filesystem. ## Filesystem /tmp, Volume ## 40960 4k blocks. # Reading inode table.done. Class I license needed for recovery. Starting interactive mode. ================================================================================ Search for Oracle DBF files (y/n) ? n not interested in Oracle files ================================================================================ Starting interactive scanning. Using build-in file-typing. Results will be saved to /var/compunix/l_dev_hd3. # Scanning 40960 inodes. # 40960 inodes (100.00%) scanned, Found 18 interesting files 20 MBytes 18 files recoverable by inode # Scanning 40960 blocks. # 40960 blocks (100%) scanned. 28 interesting blocks, 53 MBytes28 files recoverable through indirect blocks Total save status file is 35456 bytes. Analyse status saved in /var/compunix/l_dev_hd3 location of status file ================================================================================ Class I license needed for recovery. class needed for ordering a license Current JFS filesystem : /dev/hd3 20 inodes recoverable (by partial name or number) in directory /.INODES. Top filetypes in /.INODES filetypes that can be recovered in the .INODES directory #3 : data 0200-0000-00 #3 : data 5056-4d41-50 #2 : data 0800-0000-00 #1 : data 0008-0007-01 #1 : data 01d9-01d8-00 #1 : data 01e9-01e7-01 #1 : data 02d9-02d7-00 #1 : data 02e1-02e0-00 #1 : data 0b0e-f00d-00 #1 : data 2e2f-4d4e-54 28 interesting single blocks in directory /.SBLOCK. Top filetypes in /.SBLOCK #5 : message catalog #2 : data 0200-0000-00 #1 : data 0000-a000-00 #1 : data 0008-0007-01 #1 : data 0800-0000-00 #1 : data 0b0e-f00d-00 #1 : data 1000-00f5-00 #1 : data 2020-2020-20 #1 : data 2034-2032-30 #1 : data 2054-3a30-20 9 inodes recoverable by full path (use 'ls' for more information).9 files recoverable by full pathname ================================================================================ Current directory / > ls show what files can be recovered in the root directory Current directory / drwxrwxrwx 11264 Mar 15 17:50 [.]/9 (directory) dr-xr-xr-x .INODES/20 sub-directory with 20 files that can be recovered -rw------- 640 Mar 15 17:50 mauopMa (data 3030-3432-6332-3361-3564-6330-3734-6161 '0042c23a5dc074aa') -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s1169406-1172816-1177311 (data 0008-0007-0107-a300-0016-0031-4d4c-3030) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s1219481-1158-2374 (data 0800-0000-0000-0049-0000-801c-2054-462d) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s788478-1560640-1561663 (message catalog) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s790525-1562752-1563775 (data 0b0e-f00d-0004-0000-0000-0001-0000-2000) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s929790-1352768-1356927 (data 0200-0000-0000-02e9-0000-801b-4c2d-5430) -rw-rw---- 60704 Mar 15 17:42 sh4286.4598 (data 5056-4d41-503a-2009-3030-3432-6332-3361 'PVMAP: ') -rw-rw---- 60704 Mar 15 17:42 size.check14528 (data 5056-4d41-503a-2009-3030-3432-6332-3361 'PVMAP: ') -rw-rw---- 60704 Mar 15 17:42 xlcW1Ywmpqb (data 5056-4d41-503a-2009-3030-3432-6332-3361 'PVMAP: ') first printable characters in file dr-xr-xr-x .SBLOCK/28 sub-directory containing data that can be recovered from indirect blocks Total bytes regular files 21154272 9 recoverable files shown in the root-directory of the filesystem. For each file, file type is shown, in case of data, also first printable characters are shown. Current directory / > cd .INODES change to sub-directory .INODES Current directory /.INODES > ls The .INODES directory contain all recoverable inodes. For the inodes for which no filename can be reconstructed, an unique number is assigned. Current directory /.INODES dr-xr-xr-x ./20 drwxrwxrwx 11264 Mar 15 17:50 [..]/9 (directory) -rw-r--r-- 12 May 03 18:16 180 (data 2e2f-4d4e-542f-6c69-6e75-780a-0000-0000 './MNT/linux') -rw-r--r-- 17 Oct 24 12:58 235 (first bytes all zeroes) -rw-r--r-- 8 Oct 24 13:04 236 (data 6275-7469-6f6e-7300-6184-0000-0006-0204 'butions') -rw-r--r-- 30 Oct 24 12:58 237 (data 02d9-02d7-0000-0000-01f4-0030-0000-0000) -rw-r--r-- 14 Oct 24 12:58 238 (data 02e1-02e0-0000-0000-0040-0031-4f50-4552) -rw-r--r-- 8 Oct 24 13:04 239 (data 01d9-01d8-0000-0000-0040-0031-4155-544f) -rw-r--r-- 25 Oct 24 13:04 240 (data 01e9-01e7-010e-2700-0016-0031-4d4c-3030) -rw-r--r-- 4626 Oct 24 12:58 241 (data 0200-0000-0000-00e9-0000-803a-2020-2020) -rw-r--r-- 10 Oct 24 13:04 242 (data 0200-0000-0000-00e1-0000-801c-3820-4649) -rw-r--r-- 8 Oct 24 13:04 243 (data 0800-0000-0000-000b-0000-8027-2020-2020) -rw-r--r-- 8 Oct 24 13:04 244 (data ffff-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000) -rw------- 640 Mar 15 17:50 mauopMa (data 3030-3432-6332-3361-3564-6330-3734-6161 '0042c23a5dc074aa') -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s1169406-1172816-1177311 (data 0008-0007-0107-a300-0016-0031-4d4c-3030) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s1219481-1158-2374 (data 0800-0000-0000-0049-0000-801c-2054-462d) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s788478-1560640-1561663 (message catalog) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s790525-1562752-1563775 (data 0b0e-f00d-0004-0000-0000-0001-0000-2000) -r-------- 4194304 Nov 18 21:16 s929790-1352768-1356927 (data 0200-0000-0000-02e9-0000-801b-4c2d-5430) -rw-rw---- 60704 Mar 15 17:42 sh4286.4598 (data 5056-4d41-503a-2009-3030-3432-6332-3361 'PVMAP: ') -rw-rw---- 60704 Mar 15 17:42 size.check14528 (data 5056-4d41-503a-2009-3030-3432-6332-3361 'PVMAP: ') -rw-rw---- 60704 Mar 15 17:42 xlcW1Ywmpqb (data 5056-4d41-503a-2009-3030-3432-6332-3361 'PVMAP: ') Total bytes regular files 21159038 Current directory /.INODES > cd .SBLOCK Current directory /.SBLOCK In case your data is not in the .INODES directory, check out the .SBLOCK directory for files. Indicate filesize are rounded to the nearest 4096. > ls Current directory /.SBLOCK 53248 s0 (data 3435-2063-6f6d-7075-6e69-3320-6e61-6d65 '45 compuni3 name') 294912 s1 (data 2054-3a30-204c-3a33-3238-2020-0a4d-6179 ' T:0 L:328 ') 45056 s2 (data 6e69-3320-6e61-6d65-645b-3734-3936-5d3a 'ni3 named[7496]:') 102400 s3 (data 2074-6f20-3231-332e-3232-342e-3833-2e31 ' to 213.224.83.1') 36864 s4 (data 5056-4d41-503a-2009-3030-3432-6332-3361 'PVMAP: ') 4194304 s5 (data 3331-3030-3130-3030-3030-3830-3030-3037 '3100100000800007') 4194304 s6 (data 6c20-493a-656e-3120-463a-6e20-543a-3020 'l I:en1 F:n T:0 ') 4194304 s7 (data 2e32-3535-2050-3a75-6470-2053-503a-3638 '.255 P:udp SP:68') 4194304 s8 (data 0200-0000-0000-00a1-1000-0032-2020-2020) 4194304 s9 (data 1000-00f5-0000-001d-0000-0009-0000-036c) 1105920 s10 (message catalog) 4194304 s11 (data 0b0e-f00d-0004-0000-0000-0001-0000-2000) 4194304 s12 (data 0200-0000-0000-02e9-0000-801b-4c2d-5430) 4194304 s13 (data 0008-0007-0107-a300-0016-0031-4d4c-3030) 4194304 s14 (data 0800-0000-0000-0049-0000-801c-2054-462d) 524288 s15 (data 6c0a-2e2f-7573-722f-6f70-742f-7065-726c 'l') 4194304 s16 (data 4261-636b-696e-6720-7570-2074-6f20-2f64 'Backing up to /d') 1769472 s17 (data 2020-2020-2020-3131-3533-3134-202e-2f75 ' 115314 ./u') 204800 s18 (data 3a30-2e30-2e30-2e30-2044-3a32-3535-2e32 ':0.0.0.0 D:255.2') 8192 s19 (message catalog) 8192 s20 (message catalog) 8192 s21 (message catalog) 20480 s22 (message catalog) 4194304 s23 (data 3934-2e31-3137-2e31-3032-2053-3a38-342e '94.117.102 S:84.') 737280 s24 (data 0000-a000-0000-5355-0000-0800-0000-0007) 737280 s25 (data 7420-6c69-6e75-780a-4170-7220-3330-2031 't linux') 4190208 s26 (data 2034-2032-303a-3237-3a32-3020-636f-6d70 ' 4 20:27:20 comp') 536576 s27 (data 4321-8765-0000-0000-0000-0800-0000-00e0 'C!') Total bytes regular files 56520704 In case this would be a fully licensed version of the software you can copy with the cp command your data back to a real filesystem. Current directory /.SBLOCK > cp s27 /recover-my-file Current directory /.SBLOCK > quit
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Usage sample of list utility on a JFS2 filesystem
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