AIX

Hi to all,

i am trying to make mksysb backup of a NIM client machine from NIM master and while i am reading that the backup is done successfully i get an error message below and it doesnt exit the smit screen. also the status of the command appears to be running.
is there anybody who knows why i get the error message?
my NIM Master has AIX version 6.1. i run the mksysb command from smit menu of nim (smit nim)

the message i get is the following:
105293 of 105293 files (100%)0512-038 savevg: Backup Completed Successfully.
0042-002 nim: error signal number 2 received -
processing aborted

i already search the web for the specific signa number 2 but i couldnt find anything.

thank you in advance

Hi,

You might want to check following link for 5.3Message Center Reference AIX 5L Version 5.3

0042-002 String : error signal number String received - processing aborted Explanation: An interrupt signal has been received, perhaps because the user entered Ctrl-C or used the kill command on a NIM process. User response: The NIM operation that was active has been interrupted. Perform the operation again. Note: This error is expected if it occurs after the nimclient -o bos_inst operation is performed on a client.

What does it tells you, Can you identify why this happen?

Cheers
Milan

regarding the above message...
the strange thing is that, as you can see from my first post, the message "0042-002 nim: error signal number 2 received -
processing aborted" is displayed on the screen after the message "(100%)0512-038 savevg: Backup Completed Successfully."
i tried the same procedure for 2-3 different servers and it always happened like this.
so i get the message that my mksysb backup completed successfully but at the same time the status of the command that it is displayed on smit screen is still "running".
no matter how long i wait for it to finish it stays like this. thats why in the end i make Ctrl-C to abort the command so that i can exit the screen.
but the main question is how the backup can be completed while at the same time it is in the status "running"?

thank you for your reply,
Stavros

I believe you will find that NIM not only builds the mksysb but then performs a SPOT build from the mksysb and then performs an allocation to put the new mksysb and spot into the resource database. I am not sure whether the savevg does the same as you would not want to rebuild the system using the savevg data. That is why you receive the "Completed successfully" message as the mksysb has finished but the NIM stuff has not.

I will not be offended if someone contradicts this. I am pretty certain I am correct and as such the word "Patience" is called for, let the job finish.