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# 8  
Old 04-16-2012
Thanks for your useful advice, methyl Smilie
Btw, when i tar a dummy file(4824483840 bytes) into a blank tape on the solaris server.
Code:
provadm@BDK_OLP_NPOLP_01:./tmp%tar cvf /dev/rmt/0n /tmp/masterfile
a /tmp/masterfile 9422820 tape blocks

What is 9422820 referring to?
Is this 9422820 bytes of the masterfile filled in the tape?
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-16-2012 at 02:21 AM.. Reason: code tags, remove email tag..
# 9  
Old 04-16-2012
Those are 512-byte blocks..
# 10  
Old 04-16-2012
Thanks Scrutinizer for your answer Smilie

I have another question here.

Just now I tar a dummy file into the existing blank tape on the solaris server:

Code:
provadm@BDK_OLP_NPOLP_01:./tmp%tar cvf /dev/rmt/0n /tmp/masterfile
a /tmp/masterfile 2000000 tape blocks
tar: write error: I/O error

Later on, I checked the tape status as follows:
Code:
provadm@BDK_OLP_NPOLP_01:./tmp%mt -f /dev/rmt/0n status
HP DAT-72 tape drive:
   sense key(0x3)= Media Error   residual= 0   retries= 0
   file no= 0   block no= 0


Media error, what does it implies?
The tape is corrupted?

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# 11  
Old 04-16-2012
The tape error could just be because it's a blank tape.
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