09-24-2008
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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I do daily backups running a shell script. I use 6 different tapes for each day (monday through saturday).
First of all I insert the tape then run the script and when it finished I eject the tape.
Until today I was doing this with no problem, but now I'm getting this message constantly (even... (4 Replies)
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I'm running SCO OS 505 on a Compaq proliant 1600, and my tape drive will just not work. It was working properly and whent to Sh?ts when I tried to get the cd rom working. I have uninstalled any configured tape drive and rebooted and then configured a tape drive and rebooted still nothing. I'm... (4 Replies)
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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,
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4. SCO
Running into an interesting problem here:
I can add the tape with "mkdev tape" the system appears to see it wwith "hwconfig -hc" however a 'tape status /dev/rStp0' says 'no device found',
checked the configuration files in 'etc' all appear to be correct.
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5. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
Hi,
I am a abit new in AIX system administration field. I want to gather knowledge about backup techniques. As per my knowledge we use Tape archives for taking backups. Can anyone pls explain me in detail abt tape archive? Whether these tape archives come along with the systems or we have to... (1 Reply)
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6. Solaris
I have a server/domain on a m5000 running Solaris 10. It is part of a cluster.
The other cluster member sees tape drives, but this one does not.
It is zoned correctly, and I can see the drives are binded in lputil.
The st.conf, and devlink.tab are identical.
ST.CONF: -
#
# Copyright... (1 Reply)
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hi,
i am using Solaris 8 on a sparc box and already have 4 tape drives in a backup libaray attached to my unix server. we have recently added 2 new tape drives to the libaray and now want to get unix to see them. have it working in windows.
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8. Solaris
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tms(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual tms(7)
NAME
tms - TMSCP magnetic tape interface
SYNOPSIS
For XMI/KDM on Alpha-based systems:
bus xmi0 at iop0 vector xmierror
controller uq0 at xmi? port kdm vector uqintr
device tape tms0 at uq0 drive 0
For MSI Bus: only MIPS-based DECsystem 5500
bus msi0 at ibus? vector msi_isr
controller dssc1 at msi0 msinode 1
device tape tms3 at dssc1 drive 3
For XMI/CI/HSC on Alpha-based systems:
bus xmi0 at iop0 vector xmierror
bus ci0 at xmi? port np vector cimna_isr
controller hsc6 at ci0 cinode 6
device tape tms3 at hsc6 drive 3
For tms devices dual ported between two controllers:
device tape tms2 at * drive 2
DESCRIPTION
The TMSCP driver provides a standard tape drive interface, as described in mtio(7). This is a driver for any controller that adheres to
the Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol (TMSCP). The TMSCP controllers communicate with the host through a packet-oriented protocol termed
the Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol.
Tape Support - Alpha-based systems
TA78, TA79, TA81, TA90, TA90E, TA91
Diagnostics
All diagnostic messages are sent to the error logger subsystem.
FILES
/dev/rmt???
/dev/nrmt???
SEE ALSO
mtio(7), MAKEDEV(8), uerf(8), tapex(8) delim off
tms(7)