1) Check if you have enough free space in / and /tmp
From the man page of mksysb
Note: Before running the mkszfile command, ensure that enough space is
available in the /tmp file to store a boot image. This space is
needed
during both backup and installation. To determine the amount of
space needed
in the /tmp file, issue the following command:
bosboot -q -a -d device
2)
Run the mksysb only with the -e and /dev/rmt0
$ mksysb -e /dev/rmt0
3) rerun the bosboot command with the -a option meaning:
$ bosboot -ad /dev/rmt0 # rewind
$ bosboot -ad /dev/rmt0.1 # no rewind
Re: Remote mksysb error handling ... I don't see that command on any of our systems. ... > In my original message I failed to mention that NFS isn't an option. ... > ended up looking into the named pipe solution.... > used as a method to direct the mksysb to a remote tape drive. ... (AIX-L)
Re: size of data on mksysb tape ...Ashok Sangra wrote: ... I understand that there are 4 sections on the mksysb tape and the size ... The block size of the 4th section is defined by the setting on the tape... You could also use the tcopy command to see how much data is actually ... (comp.unix.aix)
Re: Remote mksysb error handling ... It is just a script that runs a savevg (the command mksysb is running) and pipes it to another system. ... > ended up looking into the named pipe solution.... (AIX-L)
Re: mksysb image sizes ... > Whilst at 4.3.3 we used mksysb to create backups to a file. ... > of the backup, as shown using the ls command, was always around ... > so the question was why does ls show the mksysb image as being around ... when according to restore the actual size should be ... (comp.unix.aix)
Re: machine do not boot after making mistake ... >> way is to use mksysb and reinstall the mksysb on the other disk. ... > These are the ORIGINAL HDDs and not the second HDD with the new setup ... If your tar command works, then copy your files (original links, user- ... Restoring all ORIGINAL links in /usr/bin. ... (comp.unix.aix)
