ANS7529E
The specified SNAPSHOTROOT 'obj-name' is not valid for the BACKUP IMAGE command.

Explanation

When you use the (-SNAPSHOTROOT) option with the BACKUP IMAGE command, SNAPSHOTROOT must specify the device name of the logical volume containing the snapshot for the backup. An example is /dev/fslv01 (on Unix) or \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1 (on Windows).

With BACKUP IMAGE, SNAPSHOTROOT cannot be used unless SNAPSHOTPROVIDERIMAGE has one of the following values in effect:
  • VSS
  • JFS2

System action

Processing is stopped.

User response

For the correct use of the (-SNAPSHOTROOT) option, see the appropriate Backup-Archive Client Installation and User's Guide book for your operating system.