Re: mksysb recovery problems

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Date:         Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:50:54 +0800
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

my try:
use the restore command ,then use "-s 4" to appoint the 4th block.

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:38:34 -0500, David Zarnoch
<david.zarnoch@bisys.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Basically the DB guys said it was OK to just use whatever OS configuration
> was present on the system and that they could restore the databases
> themselves
>
> So, we just changed the name and IP of the system to the system that was
> on the mksysb
>
> Unfortunately, one of the DB admins needs his home directory restored
> which is on the mksysb
>
> How does one restore specific files from a mksysb?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave Zarnoch
> david.zarnoch@bisys.com
>
> >>> JKREMBLAS@REDHEARTGIFTS.COM 07/21/04 02:41PM >>>
>
>
> Wednesday, July 21, 2004, A.D.
>
> Dave,
>
> I've seen this before and for the life of me I don't remember
> what "0>" means. I do know this is a firmware prompt, so naturally the
> next question would be: Why are we getting a firmware prompt?
>
> Before we explore this matter further, let's get some facts
> straight:
>
> (1) What is the type/model/series of the machine? Is this a
> server or workstation? I ask this because some models do not support
> booting from tape.
>
> (2) What is the current version of the AIX operating system
> on the machine?
>
> (3) What is the version of the AIX operating system on the
> purported mksysb tape?
>
> (4) What LED code is displayed when you get the "0>" prompt?
> First, does your machine have an LED display?
>
> (5) Is the system a standalone or rack-mounted system?
>
> (6) Is the machine an IBM RS/6000 machine or a pSeries
> machine (p630 on up)?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Joseph Kremblas
> IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert--RS/6000 AIX
> IBM Certified Specialist--pSeries AIX 5L Systems Support
> IBM Certified Specialist--pSeries AIX 5L Systems Administration
> IBM Certified Specialist--RS/6000 SP and PSSP
> IBM Certified Solutions Expert--WebSphere MQ/MQSeries
> IBM Certified Specialist--WebSphere MQ/MQSeries
> Phone: (623) 877-5722
>
> "Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin
> brother."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of
> David Zarnoch
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 7:50 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: mksysb recovery problems
>
> Folks,
>
> The system that we are trying to restore has an installed OS.
>
> We are now attempting to boot into the SMS menu and change
> the bootlist to disk
>
> BTW...The error we got on the mksysb boot was
>
> 0>
>
> on the screen
>
> Dave
>
> >>> JKREMBLAS@REDHEARTGIFTS.COM 07/21/04 10:37AM >>>
> Wednesday, July 21, 2004, A.D.
>
> Good morning, Dave,
>
> It's unclear as to whether you are trying to boot from a mksysb
> TAPE or not as already appropriately addressed by Martin in an earlier
> response to your issue(s).
>
> If, in fact, you are trying to boot from a mksysb TAPE, AND you
> know this is the correct image for the machine you're trying to recover,
> then we can nip this little problem in the bud by simply changing your
> boot list on the machine. By default, the tape device is not part of the
> boot list. So, the plan is to boot from one of your CD-ROMs and change
> the boot list. Afterwards, we can mount the tape and reboot the system
> from the mksysb TAPE. The procedure that would guide me would look
> something like this:
>
> (1) Boot from CD-ROM.
> (2) Change boot list.
> Command: bootlist -m normal rmt0 hdisk0
> (3) Power off machine.
> (4) Insert mksysb tape in tape drive.
>
> I hope this information helps, and good luck.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Joseph Kremblas
> IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert--RS/6000 AIX
> IBM Certified Specialist--pSeries AIX 5L Systems Support
> IBM Certified Specialist--pSeries AIX 5L Systems Administration
> IBM Certified Specialist--RS/6000 SP and PSSP
> IBM Certified Solutions Expert--WebSphere MQ/MQSeries
> IBM Certified Specialist--WebSphere MQ/MQSeries
> Phone: (623) 877-5722
>
> "Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin
> brother."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of
> David Zarnoch
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:19 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: mksysb recovery problems
>
> Folks,
>
> We are trying to recover a box from a mksysb.
>
> We first tried to boot off the mksysb but it failed
>
> Then we tried to boot off CDROMs then access the
> mksysb but we got an error indicating that the operating
> system was different between the CDROMs and the mksysb
> (we suspect that the former admin used personal CDs to
> create the operating system that do not match the level
> we are using presently)
>
> Is there anything we can try?
>
> My boss is pretty hot about this...
> :0(
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave Zarnoch
> david.zarnoch@bisys.com
>

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