Ufsdump

[Virgilio]

Ufsdump aborts when trying to backup filesystems with more then 4Gb:

> > [nexus]:/>df -k
> > Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on
> > /dev/vx/dsk/rootvol 4032142 1886746 2105075 48% /
> > /proc 0 0 0 0% /proc
> > fd 0 0 0 0% /dev/fd
> > mnttab 0 0 0 0% /etc/mnttab
> > swap 11272312 0 11272312 0% /var/run
> > swap 13324720 2052408 11272312 16% /tmp
> > /dev/vx/dsk/SAP_DG/stage
> > 1488607 683744 745319 48% /oracle/stage
> > /dev/vx/dsk/SAP_DG/transfer
> > 20643785 18621293 1867668 91% /u01/transfer
> > ...
> > [nexus]:/>
> > [nexus]:/>ufsdump 0ulf /dev/rmt/1cn /u01/transfer
> > DUMP: Writing 32 Kilobyte records
> > DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Mon Aug 06 19:51:49 2001
> > DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
> > DUMP: Dumping /dev/vx/rdsk/SAP_DG/transfer (nexus:/u01/transfer) to
> > /dev/rmt/1cn.
> > DUMP: SIGBUS() ABORTING!
> > Abort
> > [nexus]:/>
> > [nexus]:/>mt -f /dev/rmt/1cn status
> > Quantum DLT8000 tape drive:
> > sense key(0x0)= No Additional Sense residual= 0 retries= 0
> > file no= 0 block no= 0
> > [nexus]:/>

Can someone help me with this issue???

Regards
Virgilio

 

[MoisDude]

I have seen this problem on older versions of Dump. You might need to upgrade the tool via- a patch kit from Compaq. Or by copying the tool from the CD-Rom of a newer Version of your OS.

Luck. L8ter!

 

[Virgilio]

Hello there...

I have installed a Patch for ufsdump and now it works fine.

Thanks for your help

Regards
Virgilio Valente Virgilio Valente
Email - valentev@yahoo.com
Nexenter S.A - Portugal