aix 3.2.5 Mksysb Multi-Tape Failure

#1 (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 04:40 PM

was attempting to backup a long overdue system via 8mm tape and hit a
failure at end of first tape (should take about 4)

is there an option I did not set

Thnaks

#2 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 06:45 AM

js wrote:
> was attempting to backup a long overdue system via 8mm tape and hit a
> failure at end of first tape (should take about 4)
>
>
> is there an option I did not set
>
> Thnaks
>
>
Is there a reason you are not using backup for everything except the
system? I use mksysb for the system partition and then backup for the
application and data. Backup has no problems using multiple tapes.

#3 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 06:45 AM

posting an reesearching for a friend - any speciic links would be
appreciated

"Michael W. Ryder" <_mwryder@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:EY5mj.485724$kj1.82189@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> js wrote:
>> was attempting to backup a long overdue system via 8mm tape and hit a
>> failure at end of first tape (should take about 4)
>>
>>
>> is there an option I did not set
>>
>> Thnaks
> Is there a reason you are not using backup for everything except the
> system? I use mksysb for the system partition and then backup for the
> application and data. Backup has no problems using multiple tapes.

#4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2008, 02:51 PM

Michael W. Ryder schrieb:
> js wrote:
>> was attempting to backup a long overdue system via 8mm tape and hit a
>> failure at end of first tape (should take about 4)
>>
>>
>> is there an option I did not set
>>
>> Thnaks
>>
> Is there a reason you are not using backup for everything except the
> system? I use mksysb for the system partition and then backup for the
> application and data. Backup has no problems using multiple tapes.

AIX 3.2.5 did the system image backup in tar format.

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Uli

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