filosophizer,
It appears to me that you are calling mkdvd, and not the mksysb function directly. From the limited output of your session it looks like a smitty mkdvd instead of a smitty mksysb.
By calling mkdvd, the system will split the backup data into ISO's that can be set bootable and burnt, but you may end up with more than one volume.
By calling mksysb, the system will write one giant file, not set it bootable. You should be able to use mkdvd/mkcd and pass said file to it to make bootable images if required. Be warned, it will split the mksysb into as many volumes as it needs to.
So, single ISO image will require you to prune down your rootvg so all the data fits into one DVD. I try to keep my rootvg's just that, but in cases where others have invaded my space, booting at 15G mksysb from a nim server isn't a problem
Ok, now errors. If you are running this in console it should tell you:
From my system:
Code:
Creating information file (/image.data) for rootvg...
Creating list of files to back up.
Backing up 102671 files..............................
58809 of 102671 files (57%)..............................
83152 of 102671 files (80%)......backup: 0511-449 An error occurred accessing ./home/tsminst1/srvmon/srvmon_10min_done.txt: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
backup: 0511-449 An error occurred accessing ./home/tsminst1/srvmon/srvmon_20min_done.txt: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
0512-003 mksysb may not have been able to archive some files.
The messages displayed on the Standard Error contained additional
information.
Also if running from smit, the smit.log should contain the info. By default, the smit.log should be found in the root filesystem.
If you are calling the mksysb/mkdvd from a script, you will need to capture errors and log them.
Hope this helps!
Last edited by RecoveryOne; 07-31-2019 at 04:47 PM..
Hi friends..
My one problem is not resolved yet I have another.
I am planning to take an OS backup of my p550 using "mksysb". Now i am confussed. suppose I give the command to take the backup into a tape drive and my backup size exceeds the tape capacity.. what will happen? will it ask for... (2 Replies)
I dont have either a tape drive or a DVD Writer attached to the AIX box. Can you let me know the possibilities of making an mksysb in a bootable media? This is required as we have a requirement to upgrade the OS. (2 Replies)
Hello everyone
I have two questions. I would like to hear your opinions, your tips.
I have several box with aix 5.3. the rootvg in each box has mirror. but I have a cron that makes a mksysb every week.
Do you think that it the best to have a mksysb of rootvg if I have a mirror on this... (4 Replies)
Hi All,
Working on AIX 4.2 system. On this server there is no tape drive or a DVD Writer attached to the AIX box.
I was able to do mksysb, but I got warning message saying it will not be bootable.
On the new system, I did install 5.3 and now I need to restore this mksysb image from the... (5 Replies)
Hello Folks,Having some problems moving an old mksysb backup to a file image.data to DVD-RAM1) From mkdvd if i do a new backup it works fineBUT2) From mkdvd if I do fails:+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+| Use an existing mksysb image?... (8 Replies)
Hello,
Just wondering if I don't have tape drive or NIM server then what are the possible ways to make mksysb ?
My DVD-RAM has only 4GB capacity where as my rootvg is more than 6GB
anythoughts ?
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Hello,
I use commands savevg & mksysb to do backups on an AIX server.
Frequently, I have a return code 3.
I would know why, but after searches, I did'nt find.
If somebody know ... Tell me.
Thanks.
emetra (2 Replies)
Hello,
Running AIX 7.1 7100-00-03-1115, trying to make a mksysb image to a dvd drive using mkdvd. My final command looks like this..
mkdvd -e -V rootvg -R -C /usr1/AIXADMIN/mkcd/cd_fs -I /usr1/AIXADMIN/mkcd/cd_images -M /usr1/AIXADMIN/mkcd/mksysbimage -d /dev/cd0 -Y
When i run this... (3 Replies)
Hi all,
i use both mkcd and mkdvd for making bootable images of aix 5.3 servers i have.
They have dvd reader but no writer. I have the following questions/errors:
1. When the process of mkcd/mkdvd is running and i have
61510 of 61510 files (100%) 0512-038 mksysb: Backup Completed... (1 Reply)
Hi,
Is it possible to use mkdvd to create a bootable DVD using a mksysb on tape as the source image?
On the system concerned, we don't have enough free space to create the mksysb to file first, so would like to use the existing tape mksysb backup.
The DVD disk/s will then be used to boot a... (4 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
dkopp
DKOPP(1) Dkopp man page DKOPP(1)NAME
Dkopp - copy files to DVD or BD (Blue-ray) media
SYNOPSIS
dkopp [ -job | -run ] jobfile
dkopp [ -nogui ] -script scriptfile
DESCRIPTION
Dkopp copies files to backup DVD or BD media. It supports full
or incremental backups and full or incremental media verification.
OVERVIEW
Dkopp is a menu-driven GUI (GTK) program operating in its own window.
Dkopp copies files and directories specified in a job file to DVD or
BD media. Dkopp can copy all files to empty media (full copy), or
only new and modified files to previously used media (incremental).
Files and directories to include or exclude can be selected from the
file system hierarchy using a GUI navigator. Specifications are saved
in a job file which can be re-edited and re-used. Script files can
be run in batch mode using the -nogui option. Dkopp can be used to
select and restore files previously copied, and owner and permission
data is also restored. The DVD/BD media can also be accessed with
file system tools like Nautilus.
Dkopp supports the following functionalities:
- Three backup modes: full, incremental, accumulate.
- Three media verification modes: full, incremental, thorough.
- Use write-once or re-writable DVD or BD media (but not CD).
- Report disk:backup differences in detail or summary form.
- Select and restore files from a backup copy (or use drag and drop).
- Search log files to find media where specified files are saved.
OPTIONS
Command line options:
[ -job ] jobfile open job file for editing
-run jobfile execute a job file
[ -nogui ] -script scriptfile execute a script file
SEE ALSO
The online user manual is available using the menu Help > contents.
This manual explains Dkopp operation in great detail.
Dkopp uses the batch programs grwoisofs and genisoimage.
Dkopp is essentially a GUI front-end for these programs.
AUTHORS
Written by Mike Cornelison <kornelix2@googlemail.com>
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