05-23-2006
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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
is it possible to see what is in a dds tape?
like in dos, we can write dir a: to see the contents of it?
thanks
PS : actually, i came from a DOS background. so most of the time, i will try to relate unix to dos. of course, dos never came close to unix. but unix is like many instances of dos... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: yls177
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How do I find if a server contains a DDS3 or a DDS2 drive remotely ?
I checked in SMIT and I noticed the description field according to tape drives, but is there another more thorough way?
Thanks,
Luke (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: Skywlkr235
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Does anyone know how to partition 4mm DDS tapes in any flavor of UNIX besides HP-UX? My HP-UX box died and I have bunch of backup tapes with two partitions on them and I can't figure out how to read the second partition using other kinds of UNIX.
Thanks in advance,
Darren (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: dhaverstick
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hey guys,
I'm trying to mount a SUN DDS-2 tape drive on a SUN Ultra 80 machine running Solaris 9. I had the SCSI drive connected at time of install, I'm very new to Solaris so I don't know if Solaris would detect the drive like that and install some form of device driver. But, what im posting... (2 Replies)
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5. Solaris
Hello, I am trying to copy a boot tape DDS-01 with miniroot, but i donīt get this copy. i have already used the command dd, but donīt work. There are other way to get it. (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: carelias
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Dear Experts and Advanced User,
I encounter a rare problem as mentioned above. I am not able to read the tape cartridge using the following command:
#dd if=/dev/rmt/0mnb ibs=16k | tar tvf -
It will prompt me with the message saying DD I/O error, broken pipe; everytime the above command... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: stufftiger
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all
I have BIG headache with an old unix server I have and I need some help and ideas how to solve them effectively. Thanks in advance
***Story***
I have an OLD SCO OpenServer 5 release 5 server with DDS4 tape device.
I also have a box full of DDS4 tapes with data inside. I... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: khaos83_2000
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Good Morning, All,
I need to know what are PACs and DDS Packets in Unix and whats its advantage?
Please help me in understanding this or refer me to some material so that I can have a better understanding of it.
Thanks. (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: Samohd
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9. AIX
Hi All,
Are there recommendations about the use of cleaning tapes in DDS devices?
Should I clean the tape only when the drive indicates cleaning? Should I clean it once a month, week, even every day?
Is it harmful to clean the tape every day?
Thanks for your insights.
--Peter (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: petervg
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10. AIX
Hi
I need to make some restore tapes for our old AIX systems
I have purchased some DDS2 tapes and cleaning tapes
The tape drive is rmt0
what commands can I enter to run the cleaning tape through the drive
and are the any commands I can enter to test these drives
prior to using... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: madmacher
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amreport
AMREPORT(1) General Commands Manual AMREPORT(1)
NAME
amreport - generate a formatted output of statistics for an Amanda run
SYNOPSIS
amreport [ config ] [ -l logfile ] [ -f outputfile ] [ -p postscriptfile ]
DESCRIPTION
Amreport generates a summary report of an amanda(8) backup run. If no configuration name is specified, amanda.conf is read from the cur-
rent directory.
See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.
OPTIONS
config Name of the configuration to process.
[-l logfile]
Name of the log file to parse to generate the report. If a log file is not specified, it defaults to the file:
logdir/log
where logdir is the log directory defined in amanda.conf.
[-f outputfile]
Normally, amreport sends the report via e-mail to the mailto user as defined in the amanda.conf file. If outputfile is specified,
then the report is put in outputfile.
[-p postscriptfile]
Send the postscript output to the file postscriptfile instead of to the lpr(1) command. This option has an effect only if the lbl-
templ directive is specified in amanda.conf.
LABEL PRINTING
Amanda can print postscript labels describing the contents of tape(s) written in a run. The labels are designed to be folded and inserted
into the tape case along with the tape or hole punched and put in a 3-ring binder. Various label templates are provided to format data for
different tape sizes.
The information printed varies slightly between label templates due to size constraints. Labels contain one line for each host/file-system
pair and may also contain the file number on the tape, the level of the dump, the original size of the dump and the size of the (possibly
compressed) tape file.
Add the lbl-templ parameter to the tapetype definition in amanda.conf to enable labels. If you don't add this line to your tapetype defi-
nition, amreport will not print tape labels.
You may use the printer keyword in amanda.conf to print to other than the system default printer.
TEMPLATES
Amanda provides label templates for the following tape types. These are pretty generic labels and should be easy to customize for other
tape types or particular site needs.
* ExaByte 8mm tapes
* DAT 4mm tapes
* DLT tapes
* 3-ring binder
The 3-ring binder type is the most generic. It may be used to make a hardcopy log of the tapes.
SEE ALSO
amanda(8), amflush(8)
AMREPORT(1)