when you make a makesysb you make it as a bootable tape. so it cant be a non rewindable tape.
this will install teh OS. you still have to restore all of your data.
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TITLE : Booting from, and restoring a mksysb tape.
OS LEVEL : AIX 4.x
DATE : 06/05/99
VERSION : 1.0
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1, Place the mksysb into the correct tape drive.
2, On a classic RS6000 turn the key switch to service.
3, Power on the machine.
4, If the machine sucessfully IPL'd from the mksysb tape, the first
prompt you will see is :-
******* Please define the System Console. *******
Type a 1 and press Enter to use this terminal as the
system console.
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5, Type the number requested and press return.
6, Type 1 and press Enter to have English during install.
The next screen you should see is :-
Welcome to Base Operating System
Installation and Maintenance
Type the number of your choice and press Enter. Choice is indicated by >>>.
>>> 1 Start Install Now with Default Settings
2 Change/Show Installation Settings and Install
3 Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery
>>> Choice [1]:
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7, Type 2 and press enter to change/show the installation settings.
The next screen you should see is :-
System Backup Installation and Settings
Either type 0 and press Enter to install with the current settings, or type
the number of the setting you want to change and press Enter.
Setting: Current Choice(s):
1 Disk(s) where you want to install ...... hdisk0
Use Maps............................. No
2 Shrink File Systems..................... No
>>> 0 Install with the settings listed above.
>>> Choice [0]:
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8, Type 1 and press enter to change the disks that you want rootvg to be
re-installed across.
The next screen you should see is :-
Change Disk(s) Where You Want to Install
Type one or more numbers for the disk(s) to be used for installation and
press Enter. To cancel a choice, type the corresponding number and Press
Enter. At least one bootable disk must be selected. The current choice is
indicated by >>>.
Name Location Code Size(MB) VG Status Bootable Maps
>>> 1 hdisk0 04-A0-00-0,0 8689 rootvg Yes No
2 hdisk1 04-A0-00-8,0 2291 rootvg Yes No
3 hdisk2 04-A0-00-9,0 4340 other vg Yes No
4 hdisk3 04-03-00-8,0 4303 other vg Yes No
5 hdisk4 04-03-00-9,0 4303 other vg Yes No
6 MORE CHOICES...
>>> 0 Continue with choices indicated above
66 Disks not known to Base Operating System Installation
88 Help ?
99 Previous Menu
>>> Choice [0]:
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9, Ensure that the disks that you require rootvg to be re-installed across
have >>> next to them. Press the number next to the disk to turn on/off
the >>> next to them. When you have the correct disks indicated then
type 0 and press return. If you type 99 and press return your changes
WILL NOT BE SAVED !!!!
The next screen you should see is :-
System Backup Installation and Settings
Either type 0 and press Enter to install with the current settings, or type
the number of the setting you want to change and press Enter.
Setting: Current Choice(s):
1 Disk(s) where you want to install ...... hdisk0...
Use Maps............................. No
2 Shrink File Systems..................... No
>>> 0 Install with the settings listed above.
>>> Choice [0]:
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10, If you have selected multiple disks to re-install rootvg across then
you should see that the current choice for the disk(s) will be the
first disk selected followed by 3 dots eg hdisk0... This indicates
more than one disk has been selected. If you are unsure of the settings
type 1 and press enter again to double check that the correct disks
have a >>> next to them. Type a 0 and press return to start the
re-installation.
The next screen you should see is :-
Installing Base Operating System
If you used the system key to select SERVICE mode,
turn the system key to the NORMAL position any time before
the installation ends.
Please wait...
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The operating system is now being re-installed.
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