ITEM: BT6847L

up kernal type is invalid or support for this kernal is not install

Environment:  F40  AIX 4.1.5
              sysback 3.3.3.11

Description:  Customer is trying to run a full system backup but the
  mkboottape is erroring with the following message:

        up kernal type is invalid or support for this kernal is not
        installed.

Action: This message is generated due to the f40 being a rspc mp
  machine.  But sysback is looking at rspc machines at up and thus
  sets the kernal type to up which is then passed to the mkboottape
  routine.

WORKAROUND:
-----------

  Edit the /usr/sbin/mkboottape4 file and make this change:

CHANGE THESE LINES:
-------------------

   \# Get kernel type
   case $platform in
           rs6k)
                   if [ -f $bootdir/unix_mp ]
                        then kernel=${kernel:-mp} \# Multi-processor
                        else kernel=${kernel:-up} \# Uni-processor
                fi
                ;;
        rs6ksmp)
                kernel=${kernel:-mp}
                ;;
        rspc)
                kernel=${kernel:-up}
                ;;
   esac


TO THIS:
---------

   \# Get kernel type
   case $platform in
           rs6k)
                   if [ -f $bootdir/unix_mp ]
                        then kernel=${kernel:-mp} \# Multi-processor
                        else kernel=${kernel:-up} \# Uni-processor
                fi
                ;;
        rs6ksmp)
                kernel=${kernel:-mp}
                ;;
        rspc)
                   if [ -f $bootdir/unix_mp ]
                        then kernel=${kernel:-mp} \# Multi-processor
                        else kernel=${kernel:-up} \# Uni-processor     
                   fi
                ;;
   esac

The same changes can be made to the /usr/sbin/mksbnetboot script
as well.

Fixed with sysback 3.3.3.12

Next Action:
  Sending sysback.3.3.3.12 to the customer




Support Line: up kernal type is invalid or support for this kernal is not install ITEM: BT6847L

Dated: February 1997 Category: N/A

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