PSARC 2007/519 svccfg restore

[James Carlson]

Michael Shapiro writes:
> The existing smf archive command is the equivalent of saving a copy of the
> file, the new command is the equivalent of restoring it.  Depending on what
> else is going on, that either has meaning or it doesn't.  The new command
> enables various useful activities that weren't previously possible.
> But it isn't some kind of system-wide backup/restore facility.

Given that, should it come with some sort of usage warning?  Users may
not be able to recover system state successfully after installing a
patch, let alone with an upgrade of some system components.

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