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IV67408: ERRORS FROM MKSYSB/SAVEVG WHEN USING SNAPSHOT OPTION (-T) APPLIES TO AIX 7100-03

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When creating a mksysb or savevg backup using the
    snapshot
    (-T) option, errors similar to the following may appear:
    Creating snapshots.
    mkdir: 0653-357 Cannot access directory
       /admin/mksysb.11141358/var/adm/ras.
    /admin/mksysb.11141358/var/adm/ras: A file or directory
    in
       the path name does not exist.
    mount: 0506-324 Cannot mount /dev/fslv01 on
       /admin/mksysb.11141358/var/adm/ras/livedump: A file
       or directory in the path name does not exist.
    ..
    Creating list of files to back up.
    find: 0652-010 The starting directory is not valid.
    

Local fix

  • Create the mksysb or savevg backup without the snapshot
    (-T) option.
    

Problem summary

  • When creating a mksysb or savevg backup using the
    snapshot
    (-T) option, errors similar to the following may appear:
    Creating snapshots.
    mkdir: 0653-357 Cannot access directory
       /admin/mksysb.11141358/var/adm/ras.
    /admin/mksysb.11141358/var/adm/ras: A file or directory
    in
       the path name does not exist.
    mount: 0506-324 Cannot mount /dev/fslv01 on
       /admin/mksysb.11141358/var/adm/ras/livedump: A file
       or directory in the path name does not exist.
    ..
    Creating list of files to back up.
    find: 0652-010 The starting directory is not valid.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Updated code to process the snapshot file systems in order by
    hierarchy.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV67913
    7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV67408
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV67408

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Reported component ID

    5765H4000

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2014-12-01

  • Closed date

    2014-12-15

  • Last modified date

    2015-05-22

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    IV67913 IV67931

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Fixed component ID

    5765H4000

Applicable component levels

  • R710 PSY U865688

       UP15/05/19 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 May 2015