Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery 6.1.2.0 December 23, 2010 KNOWN SMIT ISSUE WITH THE V6.1.2.0 Fix Pack: PROBLEM: When attempting to: - Perform a Full System (Installation Image) Backup to tape - Create a Boot Only Tape - Use the Device to Device Copy Feature where the output device is a bootable tape the process will fail with a message that indicates that the "mp" kernel type is invalid or support for this kernel is not installed. CAUSE: The SMIT interface is automatically applying a "-k mp" flag to the backup command which is not valid on AIX 6.1. WORKAROUND: Perform the operation on the command line instead of using SMIT until SysBack V6.1.2.1 is available. Do not use the "-k mp" flag on an AIX 6.1 system. Instead, use either: - No flag at all and let the process calculate the correct kernel type. - Use the "-k 64" flag Either option will work for an AIX 6.1 system.