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Operating Systems AIX How do I create a bootable mksysb image file Post 302243388 by apra143 on Sunday 5th of October 2008 08:12:10 AM
Old 10-05-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by acascianelli
I need to create an image file that can be written to a tape, not a CD or DVD.
I believe you are after something like:

1. Generate the mksysb image file:
# mksysb -i /mksysb_images/node1

2. SCP the image to the desired host.

3. Copy the image file to tape:
# dd if=/mksysb_images/node1 of=/dev/rmt0 bs=512

Might wanna test it out first.
 

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imageistruecolor - Finds whether an image is a truecolor image

SYNOPSIS
bool imageistruecolor (resource $image) DESCRIPTION
imageistruecolor(3) finds whether the image $image is a truecolor image. PARAMETERS
o $ image -An image resource, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor(3). RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE if the $image is truecolor, FALSE otherwise. EXAMPLES
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