Error occur during make_tape_recovery

[Henry Chua]

Hi guys

I have tried to use "make_tape_recovery" for system backup. But at the end of the process, system prompted this:"
pax: write: I/O error
pax: A write error has occured

Warning: the pax command returned a non-zero exit status (exit status 1)
* creation of system archive completed."

What does this means.

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi Henry,

Make sure you are using 'no rewind' tape like /dev/rmt/0mn. Try a different tape.

-Sri

[Henry Chua]

Hi Guys, what does it mean when I received this message during the "make_tape_recovery" process :
"Not enough disk space. At least 3556500bits is needed for LIF file.

How can I resolve this? thank u

Henry

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi Henry,

Most likely you are running out of disk space in /var. make_tape_recovery keeps the LIF file there before it copies it to the tape.

-Sri

[Henry Chua]

oh ok.. Thanks Sri.. But how much spaces is that equivalent to? THank u!!

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi,
It comes around 450Kb and i am afraid about your /var filesystem becuase it must be almost full...
Need to take immediate action of trimming files in /var.
Regards,

[Henry Chua]

but when I execute a "bdf" command, the result is:
/var (/dev/vg09/var):133737total allocated Kb
22264free allocated Kb
111473used allocated Kb

if it is above 450k, what could be the problem? thank u.