Error while taking Ignite backup

[CCIL]

while taking ignite backup using the make_tape_recovery i am getting a warning
"WARNING: The pax command returned a non-zero exit status (exit status 1)
* Creation of system archive complete"
"01/10/03 17:06:42 IST make_tape_recovery completed with warnings"

can some one tell me whether this ignite backup is useful or not

[RAC_1]

chekcked the attachment.

NOTE: diskinfo failed for device at: /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0
NOTE: Could not read the /etc/resolv.conf file.

is there any issu with disk specified and what about resolv.conf, are the permissions OK on this file?

can you do disk for the disk from prompt?

[Arturo Perez del Galleg]

Do you have the largefiles option enabled on same vg?
The pax command don't permit this option.
HTH

[Birgit Federmann]

I think the backup should be ok. The WARNING is affecting the two files mentionend:

pax: tmp/rational/RationalPurifyPlusFamilyforUNIX.2002a.06.00/docs/html/install.
pax: tmp/rational/releases/PurifyPlusFamily.2002a.06.00/docs/html/installing_an.

pax is first creating a list of files to backup and then starts the backup. If files are removed and no longer present when pax wants to access them, it will give this warning. As both of them are located in /tmp this might be an explanation. Are they still present on the system? To which application are they belonging?

Regards,
Birgit

[CCIL]

Both the files i.e
pax: tmp/rational/RationalPurifyPlusFamilyforUNIX.2002a.06.00/docs/html/install.
pax: tmp/rational/releases/PurifyPlusFamily.2002a.06.00/docs/html/installing_an.
are not present , the rational software is installed to analyze the software perforamnce

[Birgit Federmann]

/var/opt/ignite/recovery/latest/flist should contain the list which was produced during the last backup telling pax which files to include. Are the two files present in this file? If yes, I would assume that they were present when make_tape_recovery invoked list_expander to create this file, then were removed and no longer present when pax tried to access them. To be sure you should try to create a new tape and check what happens. Furthermore you should check out what is the problem with the diskinfo command and also with /etc/resolv.conf file.

Regards,
Birgit

[Steven E. Protter]

based on the log information you have an unreadable or non-existant /etc/resolv.conf file

You kind of need one to handle dns resolution if you do any kind of internetworking.

There is also a problem with a disk device. You need to check on that device and make sure you don't have a dead disk

hint: start with dmesg

If its just some old device driver you can clean it up. rmsf devicename if my pea brain molecules are functioning correctly.


Steve

[T G Manikandan]

check for the latest pax patch

PHCO_25418 for S800 11.00 machines

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