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Operating Systems AIX Need to take MKSYSB backup Post 302346172 by filosophizer on Friday 21st of August 2009 07:43:34 AM

08-21-2009

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Sometimes you have to use special CD / DVD media for making backup on it. IT is called DVD RAM ; not any blank CDRW+- will work ...

Try to get a DVD RAM and try making backup. If it fails post here,

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Did you know you can burn a bootable mksysb image from your CDRW/DVDRW capable PC or laptop when the server/LPAR doesn't have one available? Here's how:

1. Log in to the server as the root user.
2. Run the smitty mkcd command.
3. Select No from the Use an existing mksysb image menu. Selecting No allows you to create a new system backup that reflects your current running environment.
4. Select the options that are appropriate to your environment from the Back Up This System to CD menu. You can also leave the default options as they are.
5. Select Yes for the Do you want the CD to be bootable option.
6. Select No for the Remove final images after creating CD option.
7. Select No for the Create the CD now option.
8. Press Enter to begin the system backup creation when you finish making selections. When the operation completes successfully, there is a file or files located in the /mkcd/cd_images directory.
9. FTP (binary mode) the ISO backup image to your PC or laptop. (you may need to change the file extension to be .iso prior to burning the image on to CD.)
10. Create a bootable CD from the ISO backup image using your CD-burning software

IF /mkcd/cd_images is already there and mounted this procedure will not work. do the following:
1. umount /mkcd/cd_images
2. remove the lv associated to the mount
3. rm -r /mkcd/cd_images
4. Now restart the smitty mkcd

Now you have a bootable CD or DVD created from your PC. its just that easy.

Quote:

Command: OK stdout: yes stderr: no

Before command completion, additional instructions may appear below.

[TOP]
Initializing mkcd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log...
Verifying command parameters...
Creating image.data file...
Creating temporary file system: /mkcd/mksysb_image...
Creating mksysb image...

Creating list of files to back up.

Backing up 61442 files..........

61442 of 61442 files (100%)0512-038 mksysb: Backup Completed Successfully.
Creating temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_fs...
Populating the CD or DVD file system...
Copying backup to the CD or DVD file system...
...
Building chrp boot image...
Creating Rock Ridge format image: /mkcd/cd_images/cd_image_1282154
Running mkisofs ...
....
mkrr_fs was successful.

Making the CD or DVD image bootable...

Removing temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_fs...
Removing temporary file system: /mkcd/mksysb_image...

[BOTTOM]

F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel F6=Command
F8=Image F9=Shell F10=Exit /=Find
n=Find Next

references:
http://www.pseriestech.org/forum/tut...cd-dvd-30.html

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...mds3/mkdvd.htm

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/7138105/...-AIX-V5-and-V6

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/fo...68146&tstart=0

How to burn a bootable DVD on aix 5.3?

http://fixunix.com/aix/262352-making...ter-fails.html
http://dbaspot.com/forums/aix/353326...ter-fails.html

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