> Is /usr1/public/jxs/spdtest.ksh a filesystem, a subdirectory of a fs, or a 
> file?  Only the first case will work with dump.  For the second case, 
> you'll need to use tar. The third case is just kind of silly.  :)


I'm going the silly way.  I forgot all about dump only working on filesystems 
(a lesson I learned last year).  I was using a file just as a test.  
Nonetheless, I changed my disklist to backup /dev/hd3 on mike and I get similar 
results.  

I thought that was going to be the answer for sure because I see that I'm using 
gtar on my Solaris machine and dump on the AIX.  

I just installed gnu tar on my AIX machine and I tried again using GNUTAR 
instead of DUMP.  I also changed what I'm backing up on mike from /dev/hd3 to 
/tmp.  Similar response.  Missing estimate.



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