Hi Tom,

In response to the note you posted shown below, I would be interested in
some more details of your problem.  I wrote the parts of the redbook that you
mention and apart from some problems at earlier versions of 3.2.5 I was not
aware that this problem still existed.  I have passed onto Pat some updates
for the chapters to do some tests on the mksysb tapes (Thanks for the input)
but would like to know more about your problems.

With this redbook we are trying to make it as good as it can be and actively
encourage input from all ADSM (and otherwise) users (no matter how much it
hurts :( ).  I have searched for any known problems at 4.1 and 4.2 AIX to
see if your problem is documented there but there are none.

If you can email me a more detailed description of the problem I will
try my best to look into the problem in more depth.

If anyone else on the list has input for the redbook then please pass it on
to Pat who will then contact the relevent person, by the time it goes to
print we want it to be exactly what you people need and have the benefit
of as many people as possible.

Thanks

Dave :)

>
>I took a look at the parts of the draft redbook that pertain to client
>platforms in use at my site, and discovered a very serious omission in
>the AIX 3 and AIX 4 chapters. Both recommend using mksysb tapes for the
>initial stages of client restore. We have had several incidents, some of
>them quite painful, where the mksysb command reported successful
>completion but produced a tape that subsequently proved to be unusable.
>IBM has declined to fix the mksysb command, and has suggested that we
>run test restores of newly created mksysb tapes if we are bothered by
>the prospect that the tapes will prove to be unusable when they are
>needed. If the redbook is going to advocate using mksysb tapes as a
>critical part of a disaster recovery plan, it should include fair
>warning of the limitations of mksysb, and a discussion of the precautions
>required to compensate for these limitations.
>


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