Hi, dont really know if I understand you right, but you could use the "-v"
option with the mksysb command.

-herfried
Tom Haddad <thaddad AT COLUMBIAENERGYGROUP DOT COM> on 18.10.99 15:40:56
Tom Haddad <thaddad AT COLUMBIAENERGYGROUP DOT COM> on 18.10.99 15:40:56

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 Subject: AIX backup support (ADSM server)








Im running, weekly, this shell to invoke MKSYSB for my ADSM server.
You can see that the IMAGE.LOG has some basic backup info..
Im open to any addtional 'command' support to enhance this backup information
....show me more detail ...
(AIX v4.3.0)


contents of script.........................
#!/bin/ksh

LOG=/usr/scripts/logs/image.log

echo " " >> $LOG
echo "***********************************************************************" >
>$LOG
date >>$LOG
echo "***********************************************************************" >
>$LOG
echo " " >>$LOG

export LOG
mksysb '-i' '/dev/rmt0' 1>>$LOG  2>>$LOG && tctl -f /dev/rmt0 offline


log output..........................................

***********************************************************************
Mon Oct 18 01:00:00 EDT 1999
***********************************************************************
Creating information file (/image.data) for rootvg..
Creating tape boot image.......
Creating list of files to back up..
Backing up 25170 files..............................
20787 of 25170 files (82%)......
0512-038 mksysb: Backup Completed Successfully.