Originally posted by: SystemAdmin
We are running AIX 5.3ML2 on multiple P5 platforms. Unfortunately the current program cannot afford to purchase "real" backup software and I have had to improvise backups. Storage isn't an issue, management felt that backup software costs were a good way to cut costs. I know, stupidity.
At any rate, I have improvised a nightly "backup" cron job that runs using AIX "backup" across the network to another machine with terabytes of storage that is connected to an LTO3 HSM system. So the files ARE being backed up.
So, long story short, I am attempting to restore one of my backup files, which happens to be the user home space. The file is 83 gigabytes and when I attempt to use restore -if filename, I get into the "restore>" prompt just fine, I can select files and I can tell it to extract. After typing in "extract", the restore states
"You have not read any media yet."
"unless you know which volume your file or files are on, you should start with the last volume and work towards the first volume."
"Specify the next volume number: "
I type in "1" and the next question is:
"Do you want to set the owner or the mode for the current directory?
yes or no "
I type in "yes" and immediately recieve:
"Out of memory, malloc() failed."
"Do you want to end the restore
yes or no "
If I type in "no", the error "Out of memory, malloc() failed." is repeated. My only choice is to say "yes". At this point restore asks if I want to dump core and I am returned to my prompt.
Anyone have any ideas?
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