NIM mksysb restore problem

[unixfreak]

I get this strange error just before the mksysb has been fully restored:

Unpack: file out of phase
Unpack: internal unpacking error: decode failure
Restore: Out of space
BOS Install: Restore of Base Operating System from /NIM_BOS_IMAGE failed.
ID# OPTION
1 Continue
2 Perform System Maintenance and Then Continue

The mksysb is only a few GB and the disk I'm installing on is 144GB. I've said no to recover devices.

After it says Copying Cu* I get lots of:

After copying Cu* I get lots of:

Read-only file system
check_lock[2121]: /usr/lpp/.genlib.lock.check: cannot create
cat: cannot open /usr/lpp/.genlib.lock.check

installp: "usr" part is on a read only file system
Specify parts with the -O[r] option.
devinstall: 0514-720 Unable to open the file /usr/sys/inst.data/sys_bundles/devices.bnd
Read-only file system

I've increased the filesystems on the NIM server because I thought that might have been the problem but it didn't help.

Anyone got an idea.

Cheers

 

[unixfreak]

Also if I continue through all this I eventually get:

NFS server mamgp001.camelotinteractive.com not responding still trying

And that's the end of it. I can then reset it and boot the server so it's installed most of it but something must be missing.

Cheers

 

[unixfreak]

Ok, the mksysb file was corrupt

Cheers

 

[FrankieAIX]

That it is, I have seen this plenty of times. Best thing is to try another backup which it sounds like you did..

-Ciao!

 

[AIX5L]

Are you sure that your mksysb is corrupt ?
An mksysb is a simple Backup like a tarball which will only be extrakted after the FS was created with the Settings of image.data and bosinst.data.

Is your Nameresolution proper ?

 

[unixfreak]

AIX5L: The mksysb had become corrupt while I was on holiday because a failing disk with stale partitions had been replaced. I copied the original mksysb to the NIM server and it worked. I am confused about the NFS message though.

I have had several problems since then but have cracked them one by one. I'm getting a better understand of NIM. Thanks to you all.

Cheers