AIX 4.3.3 System Restore Failure

From: Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] (chrisg_at_warpspeed.com.au)
Date: 09/29/03 

Date: 28 Sep 2003 17:31:28 -0700

Hi All,

    I have been testnig the backup/restore process for AIX 4.3.3 on a
43P-140.

    I have used SMIT to make a backup tape to a 4mm SCSI tape.

    I thought that this was a bootable tape. Is it?

    When I get the box to boot from the tape, it reads the tape, does
a lot of disk access and eventually hangs with the display showing a
code of 605.

    I had a real hard time finding a list of all of the status codes.

    I still have no idea as to what a code of 605 (or any other for
that matter) means. Is there a list somewhere?

    I was hoping to have a tape on hand that will allow me to totally
restore the system should the disk fail and be blank to start with.

    Or am I missing something?

TIA,

-Chris