MKSYSB install is failing 1

[GraemeMansfield]

After installing ML06 onto AIX 4.3.3 my server failed to boot. After trying one or two things I decided that I would have to restore from a mksysb. However, in my ignorance (of mksysb) i failed to create a new size file and therefore the following occurs. stage 1 fails writing to /mnt/usr (filesystem too small) -unfortunately this isnt the last system to be restored. files in / are missing. At this point I get an option to enter the maintenance shell but I have no Idea what I can achive by this. After continuing (in the hope that maxbe all will be ok) I get a second failure, when copying the lv definitions to presumably /usr. The maintenance shell is more use here because /usr is now mounted. However, as /etc is not available I cannot enlarge /usr at this point. Also I cannot seem to continue from this point.

I had a plan, which was to restore the remainder of the data from the mksysb using restore (which alledgedly is possible but so far with no joy (message says "this is not a archive&quot -but my book says it is!

I honestly don't know what to do from here. I need a mksysb expert because I think recovery is still possible but I'm just running out of ideas.

 

[aixqueen]

Some common problems with restoring from a mksysb is that you did not select both drives to restore to and it ran out of room....
Maybe the links will assist you...
troubleshooting mksysb:

http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/doc_link/.../troubleshoot_install_backup.htm#A3s5i3c6lapw

retore or install messages:

http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixins/aixinsgd/system_error_msgs.htm

mksysb:

http://techsupport.services.ibm.com...mode=9&documents=490605209714762&database=aix

Did you have mirroring on when you did the mksysb? That can cause errors like yours if you only selected one disk to put it back on...

http://techsupport.services.ibm.com...mode=9&documents=090605188214722&database=aix

Good luck