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List:       aix-l
Subject:    Re: MKSYSB!!!!
From:       "Stephen C. Douglas" <sdouglas () SYSRES-USA ! COM>
Date:       1999-10-27 16:19:09
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Look at DeRoest's book (AIX Version 4), chapter 32 & others explain this ...
RTFM, please.

Cheers,

Steve Douglas
----- Original Message -----
From: Sherman, Jay <JSherman@DAINRAUSCHER.COM>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.aix-l
To: <AIX-L@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: MKSYSB!!!!


But isn't there a way to make a boot slice on the tape,
and then 'fsf' the tape forward and use 'backup' or 'dd' to
put the actual mksysb image after that?  I thought I had
heard there's a way to do this...

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryttov, Klaus [mailto:KLRYO@WMDATA.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 7:33 AM
To: AIX-L@pucc.Princeton.EDU
Subject: SV: MKSYSB!!!!
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Be aware, that mksysb writes several slices when creating a mksysb-tape. The
first slice contains the boot and the last slice contains the actual files.
When you tar a disk-based mksysb-image to a tape you only write 1 slice and
the boot-program has no way of finding the correct contents of the image.

As far as I know you can only use disk-based mksysb-images when you want to
restore files or if you are using NIM.

Regards

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Christian Welsh [mailto:christian.welsh@SOMERFIELD.CO.UK]
Sendt: 27. oktober 1999 14:04
Til: AIX-L@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU
Emne: MKSYSB!!!!
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Fellow AIXERS,

I am attempting to copy a MKSYSB image stored in a directory to a tape.
This will then allow me to clone a standalone machine.. The problem I am
experiencing i that when I try to install the stand alone RS6000 it is
unable to read the image I tar'd to the tape.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Christian Welsh
Technician

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