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# 1  
Old 04-02-2010
VIOS backup to DVD
Trying to backup the VIOS system to DVD using the backupios command. The command completes and reports success yet there is nothing written to the DVD.

Hardware: Blade H series JS23/43

Code:
$ ioslevel
2.1.2.13-FP-22.1 SP-02

# lsdev -Cc cdrom
cd0 Available 2.1.2.3- USB DVD R/RW or RAM Drive

$ backupios -cd /dev/cd0 -cdformat -nosvg
Backup in progress.  This command can take a considerable amount of time
to complete, please be patient...

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 76722 files.......................

76722 of 76722 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 temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_images...
Creating Rock Ridge format image: /mkcd/cd_images/cd_image_413868
Running mkisofs ...
.............
mkrr_fs was successful.

Making the CD or DVD image bootable...
Writing the CD or DVD image to device: /dev/cd0...
Running readcd ...
............................................
Capacity: 1 Blocks = 2 kBytes = 0 MBytes = 0 prMB
Sectorsize: 2048 Bytes
CDB:  0A 00 00 00 01 00
cmd finished after 445.566s timeout 40s
burn_cd was successful.


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

The current work around is to make an image and then ftp it to another system to burn it to DVD. Yet I would rather find out what I'm missing here to get this working.

---------- Post updated at 11:16 AM ---------- Previous update was at 11:13 AM ----------

During this process it does not seem that the system is doing anything with the DVD drive.
Last edited by Scott; 04-23-2010 at 02:06 PM.. Reason: Added code tags
# 2  
Old 04-05-2010
go in AIX by typing oem_setup_env

smitty mkdvd or smitty mkcd

and try again and post the result here
# 3  
Old 04-05-2010
I send this link from ibm to backup the vios by dvd

IBM - Virtual I/O Server download support for Power Systems

I hope this help

Greetings
# 4  
Old 04-05-2010
filosophizer - tried the "smitty mkdvd" command. The results were the same "burn_cd was successful" yet nothing is written to the DVD. It was a bit more verbose yet was not giving an error.

lo-lp-kl - Thanks for the link, I was in there before I posted here. I try and do my homework before asking for help - sometimes I do miss things though.

So far I have tested using DVD -R, DVD +R and DVD -RAM with the same results. So for grins I thought I might test without any media just to see if I could get an error message:

Code:
$ backupios -cd /dev/cd0 -cdformat -nosvg
Backup in progress.  This command can take a considerable amount of time
to complete, please be patient...

Initializing mkcd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log...
Verifying command parameters...
0512-332 mkcd: Device /dev/cd0 does not appear to be ready.  For
information about possible causes, see  /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/mkcd.README.txt
  Continuing...
Creating image.data file...

0512-329 mkcd: User specified CD or DVD file system: /mkcd/cd_fs
needs an additional 4589964982 bytes.
Cleaning up...
$ $ backupios -cd /dev/cd0 -cdformat -nosvg
Backup in progress.  This command can take a considerable amount of time
to complete, please be patient...

Initializing mkcd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log...
Verifying command parameters...
0512-332 mkcd: Device /dev/cd0 does not appear to be ready.  For
information about possible causes, see  /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/mkcd.README.txt
  Continuing...
Creating image.data file...

0512-329 mkcd: User specified CD or DVD file system: /mkcd/cd_fs
needs an additional 4589964982 bytes.
Cleaning up...
$

So it does seem to realize that the drive contains media.
Last edited by Scott; 04-23-2010 at 02:07 PM.. Reason: Code tags, please...
# 5  
Old 04-06-2010
may be you don't have cd-writer or dvd-writer

may be it is only CD-ROM

can you check what is written on the CD-ROM ?
# 6  
Old 04-06-2010
The tray in the blade is a slimline variety (common for IBM):
DVD Multi Recorder
RW DVD Re-Writable

My thought on this issue is how the device shows up under AIX as a USB device.
Last edited by slow68; 04-06-2010 at 12:04 PM.. Reason: added thought
# 7  
Old 04-07-2010
You need a special type of DVD Media for pseries to make the backup on.

I remember I was facing the same issue, until i researched online...
This media is called DVD-RAM. Try with this media and it will 100% work.

read more Google


Creating a root volume group backup on DVD-RAM with Universal Disk ...

Enter the name of the DVD-RAM device. If you are creating a mksysb image, select yes or no for the mksysb creation options. The options are as follows: ...
publib.boulder.ibm.com/...ibm.../creating_backup_dvdram_udf.htm - Cached
mkdvd Command
Use this flag if creating a mksysb DVD that you will not boot. ...
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.../mkdvd.htm
mkcd Command
If you do not specify the -m flag, the mkcd command calls mksysb. ...
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.../mkcd.htm
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