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AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

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6.17 System Backup Usability Enhancements (<strong>4.3</strong>.2)<br />

The mksysb and savevg commands have been enhanced to include information in<br />

the backup image about block size of the tape device being used to store the<br />

backup image.<br />

This change means that when using SMIT to list the contents of the backup,<br />

restore individual files, or restore the complete backup. The system can read the<br />

information on the tape indicating the block size used to create the image. It can<br />

then change the block size of the tape device being used to read the backup to be<br />

the same, therefore maximizing the data transfer rate. Once the operation to list,<br />

or restore the backup has completed, the system changes the block size of the<br />

tape device back to the previous setting.<br />

The following SMIT panels have been updated to include a new option that allows<br />

the user to specify whether the system should attempt to determine the tape<br />

block size used to create the backup image:<br />

• List Files in a System Image<br />

• Restore Files in a System Image<br />

• List Files in a Volume Group Backup<br />

• Restore Files in a Volume Group Backup<br />

An example of the change is shown in Figure 30. If the option is set to yes, and<br />

the tape being read was created on a previous version of <strong>AIX</strong> that did not include<br />

the tape block size information on the tape, then the underlying commands will<br />

set the block size to 0 and continue with the required operation.<br />

Figure 30. Sample SMIT Volume Group Backup Screen<br />

6.18 Operating System Install Enhancement (<strong>4.3</strong>.2)<br />

The function of the non-prompted install method has been improved to provide a<br />

means of protecting user defined volume groups already on the system. A<br />

non-prompted install can be carried out by supplying a customized bosinst.data<br />

142 <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>4.3</strong> <strong>Differences</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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