CREATING AIX MKSYSB ISO BOOTABLE IMAGE

Create a Mksysb image (Assuming that the system has two disk and rootvg contains 1 disk )

Create VG

mkvg -y datavg hdisk1

Create a File system in the new vg 

crfs -v jfs2 -g datavg -a size=10G -m /data

Mount the new file system 

mount /data 

now crete a exclude.rootvg in /etc

echo "/data/" >> /etc/exclude.rootvg

Run mksysb command

mksysb -X -i -e /data/root.mkisysb

Now Create a bootable iso image from mksysb image 

# mkdvd -S -m /root.mksysb

Initializing mkdvd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log...
Verifying command parameters...
0512-054 mkdvd: File /root.mksysb does not exist or is empty.
# mkdvd -S -m /root.mkisysb
Initializing mkdvd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log...
Verifying command parameters...
Creating temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_fs...
Populating the CD or DVD file system...
Building chrp boot image...
Copying backup to the CD or DVD file system...
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Creating temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_images...
Creating Rock Ridge format image: /mkcd/cd_images/cd_image_163898
Running mkisofs ...
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mkrr_fs was successful.
Making the CD or DVD image bootable...

Removing temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_fs...
# pwd
/mkcd/cd_images
# ls -l
total 3236104
-rw-r--r--    1 root     sys      1656872960 Feb 25 01:50 cd_image_163898
drwxrwx---    2 root     system          512 Feb 25 01:44 lost+found
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