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1. AIX
Hi,
Is it possible to use mkdvd to create a bootable DVD using a mksysb on tape as the source image?
On the system concerned, we don't have enough free space to create the mksysb to file first, so would like to use the existing tape mksysb backup.
The DVD disk/s will then be used to boot a... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: alanp36
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2. AIX
This may be a dumb question and the more I think about it the worst it seems!!
I have inherited some standalone systems where they are using the mksysb command to create a disk file image; this image is then backed up to Networker.
My dumb question is how would we go about restoring this... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: gz3xzf
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3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi Experts,
I am very new to AIX, I have a mksysb image in one of my aix server (V6), I would like to install this mksysb image on newly lpar. Is it possible without tape and NIM?
Advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
Rockie (11 Replies)
Discussion started by: aix.rockie
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4. AIX
i have been given a bootable cd/dvd, that i install a ibm aix 185 workstation with, i want to make a nim mksysb resource from that,
the following is a listing for the root file structure of the cd/dvd, seems someone took a mksysb of a built ibm aix machine and did mkcd -L -S -I and setup the... (2 Replies)
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5. Linux
I just tried to run the command
kexec memtest86-4.0.iso
To boot into memtest86 using kexec.
This is the output:
Cannot determine the file type of memtest86-4.0.iso
How am I supposed to do this? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: locoroco
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6. Linux
Hi everyone,
I want to run on VMWare the Linux XP 2010 Desktop 4.0.31 distro, Iīve downloaded the latest realese from its website (Trustverse Desktop 4.0 RC1 -build 31)-->http://www.linux-xp.com/desktop/download/.
Itīs 4.47 GB in size, but when I mount on an ISO software, the size is 2.75GB... (0 Replies)
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7. AIX
Hello,
I have an mksysb image in my disk, created like:
# mksysb -i /mnt/backup/lpar2.image
I want to know if this image could be copied to a tape and make it a boot image.
Thanks
Enzote (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: enzote
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8. AIX
I have several systems which require software maintenance several times a year. After the software maintenance, it is required that we make two system tapes for DR purposes. The creation of these system tapes takes anywhere from 1-1.5 hours because of the performance of the tape drives. What I... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: acascianelli
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9. Solaris
Hey all,
I'm a newbie to iso files and I just downloaded
the 2 iso files for *cough* ms2003 R2 *cough*
trial software. After I downloaded the iso files
I just dragged them to my burn software gui
and sure enough it burned to dvd 2 iso files.
When I attempted to boot the image using VMware... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: bdsffl
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10. AIX
hello
i saved my system this morning, mksysb tape, and i have the message: "boot.image exceeded the size....." i have not the end because the message is disappeared.
where can i find the mksysb message in a log ?
the message is scary ?
thank you (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: pascalbout
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