Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Nim mksysb restore fails due to mirrored rootvg volumes

Problem: You're trying to restore a mksysb from a system with mirrored rootvg volumes and your install is failing due to insufficient space though you have plenty.

The cause is the /var/adm/ras/bosinst.data file on the system you're trying to restore from is expecting to find mirrored volumes when you restore.

Solution:
Create your own bosinst.data and image.data nim resources and use those resources as part of your mksysb restore. Remove the references to the mirrored volume.

Bonus tip: You do not have to re-make your nim resource even if you make changes to your customized bosinst or image.data files!

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