The make_sys_image command failed. The system recovery archive will not be created.

[vthiru]

Hello Admins,

I am trying to take ignite backup using the command below:

/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -A -a /dev/rmt/2mn

The following message is displayed and backup fails:

* Creation of system archive complete
NOTE: The following files are in the list of files that were on the
system, but they are no longer present. These files are not
included in the back-up:
/var/tmp/ign_configure/make_sys_image.log

WARNING: There was a problem with the list of files/directories to archive.
Input: /var/opt/ignite/recovery/2008-01-28,10:44/flist
The following line(s) had too few/incorrect entries in each of them.
Problem lines:
line: 1 120755 1083249888 17 0
line: 5 tmp/ 100664 1122488440 0 0
ERROR: The make_sys_image command failed. The system recovery archive will
not be created.

Your help is appreciated..
Thanks in advance.
Thiru

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

Though somewhat cryptic you have already won the lottery, e.g. received a meaningful error message from Unix.

Input: /var/opt/ignite/recovery/2008-01-28,10:44/flist
The following line(s) had too few/incorrect entries in each of them.
Problem lines:

Check that file.

You will find some invalid files in there. See if they are important and if not, delete them.

Updating Ignite might make it less sensitive to this issue as well.

SEP

[vthiru]

After removing those unwanted files...problem got resolved. Thanks.

Thiru

[vthiru]

Problem solved.