Re: Sysback to a DVD question

From: Matt Frye (mattfrye_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date:         Sun, 31 Oct 2004 05:51:23 -0500
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

Since you're using smit in this case, sbsmitout is running the sysback
command. Assuming it adds some functionality, it would be helpful to
check the screen from which you F6 for "2." It has to be coming from
somewhere, and there doesn't seem to be any documentation about it.

Incidentally, it used to be that smit sometimes contained syntax
errors in F6'd commands. That seems to have been cleared up, but I
still avoid using it for automated commands (where possible).

Matt Frye

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:04:22 -0700, Hass, Harold <hhass@co.fresno.ca.us> wrote:
>
>
> Sysback Gurus,
>
> We're doing mksysb's to DVD's now and have constructed scripts that work
> just fine. We go thru smit, make the appropiate selections, and the backup
> work just fine. We then create a script to run thru cron by doing a F6 in
> smit and pulling out the command line. Below is an example of the basic F6
> output. And yes, we know to strip off the /usr/…-s7, part. My question is:
> what does the -2 option stand for? I've downloaded the Installation and
> User's Guide, Version 5.6, but can't find any reference to -2. I've tried
> making changes to the smit screen, doing a F6, in hopes of finding what can
> change the -2 option but nothing seems to make a difference. As I
> indicated, the script works fine with the -2, but being anal, I would really
> appreciate it if anyone could decode it for me.
>
> /usr/sbin/sbsmitout -s7 mksbcd -2 -f'/dev/cd0' -T 'D' -G 'chrp' -
> i'10291449' '-p' '-x' -k '64'
>
>
> Thanks,
> Harold Hass

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