02-01-2011
Need help with mksysb backup on a DVD
i have an AIX server and planning to upgrade the operating system, before that i want to take a system backup which can be used in case of upgrade failure. i dont have NIM server t hold the mksysb backups. so i have the only option of taking the backup on DVD. i have the following optical drive configured on the server.
Please let me know, if i can use this for backing up the mksysb and will restoration work with this DVD. how to check, if the backup will work fine.
cd0 Available 05-08-00 IDE DVD-ROM Drive
Any help is very much appreciated
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