savevg - mksysb

Hello,

I use commands savevg & mksysb to do backups on an AIX server.

Frequently, I have a return code 3.

I would know why, but after searches, I did'nt find.

If somebody know ... Tell me.

Thanks.

emetra

What are you backing up to, tape, disk, cd, Etc?
Please post the exact command and error.
rc=3 implies the vg is already in use, are you backing up to a local filesystem?

I'm backing up to tapes.

The commands are :

/usr/bin/savevg -m -i -p -f /dev/rmt0 donnees_vg

which returns a rc=3

/usr/bin/mksysb -m -i -p /dev/rmt0                              

which returns a rc=3

Yes, I'm backing up to a local filesystem.

Thanks for your help.