Verifying system backup (tape only)

You can list the contents of a mksysb image on tape.

To list the contents of a mksysb image on tape, you can use SMIT (type smit lsmksysb on the command line). The listing verifies most of the information on the tape, but does not verify that the backup media can be booted for installations. The only way to verify that the boot image on a mksysb tape functions properly is by booting from the media.