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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers SCO Backup Failure Post 302624551 by hicksd8 on Monday 16th of April 2012 11:57:27 AM
Old 04-16-2012
So this device is a DDS-4 20/40GB DAT, yes?

What value did you put on -K?

I suggest that you halve the value, ie, no allowance for compression.

All the -K value does is tell the backup how much data to put on each tape thereby stopping the backup running over the end of the media. So reduce this number drastically and see what happens. Okay, if you use a silly small number then it won't put much data on each tape but at least you'll know that it's working.

What capacity do you reckon the tape is?
 

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BACKUP_APROPOS(8)					       AFS Command Reference						 BACKUP_APROPOS(8)

NAME
backup_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string SYNOPSIS
backup apropos -topic <help string> [-help] backup ap -t <help string> [-h] DESCRIPTION
The backup apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry for any backup command that has in its name or short description the string specified by the -topic argument. To display the syntax for a command, use the backup help command. OPTIONS
-topic <help string> Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters only. If the string is more than a single word, surround it with double quotes (" ") or other delimiters. -help Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored. OUTPUT
The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly describes its function. This command displays the first line for any backup command where the string specified with the -topic argument is part of the command name or first line. EXAMPLES
The following example lists all backup commands that include the word "tape" in their names or short descriptions: % backup apropos tape labeltape: label a tape readlabel: read the label on tape scantape: dump information recovery from tape status: get tape coordinator status PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
None SEE ALSO
backup(8), backup_help(8) COPYRIGHT
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