AIX 5.2ML4 mksysb problem:''the size exceeds the system limit''

[neab]

Who can help? Who encounterd this problem?
i have installed AIX 5.2 ML4 and i'm not able to do mksysb; it fail at begenning with this message.
''The boot image you just created might fail to boot because the size exceeds the system limit. For information about fixes or workarounds, see /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/README.''
I have upgraded firmware to last level and applied fixes required on /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/README file

 

[patounet]

have a look with ulimit -Ha and ulimit -Sa
You must be unlimited.

 

[neab]

Here's is the résult of ulimit -Sa and ulimit -Ha
I don't see any link with mksysb boot image.
unlimit -Ha

time(seconds) Illimité
file(blocks) Illimité
data(kbytes) Illimité
stack(kbytes) 4194304
memory(kbytes) Illimité
coredump(blocks) Illimité
nofiles(descriptors) Illimité

ulimit -Sa

time(seconds) Illimité
file(blocks) Illimité
data(kbytes) 131072
stack(kbytes) 32768
memory(kbytes) 32768
coredump(blocks) Illimité
nofiles(descriptors) 2000

 

[AIX5L]

You can't boot from your mksysb Tape but the backup is ok..

But you can boot from a cdrom or Nim and make the restore of the System in case of disaster

 

[plamb]

what user is doing mksysb? the user doing mksysb must have ulimit unlimited

 

[neab]

mksysb is done by root user.