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NAME

       gentapes - Produces magnetic tape distribution media

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/bin/gentapes [-w  | -v] [hostname:] prodID devname

OPTIONS

       Writes  the product media without verification. Do not use the -w option with the -v option.  Verifies the product media without writing it
       first. This assumes that you have already written kit files to the distribution media. Do not use the -v option with the -w option.

       The -w and -v options are mutually exclusive.  If neither is used, the gentapes utility writes and then verifies the product media.

OPERANDS

       The optional hostname: argument is the name of a remote network machine that contains the kit descriptor  database.  The  gentapes  utility
       searches  the  kit  descriptor  database on the remote machine for the kit identifier (prodID[TK|MT]) and uses it to create the media.  The
       colon (:) is a required delimiter for TCP/IP networks, and space is permitted between the colon and the prodID.	For example, if the  prod-
       uct  code  is OAT100 and you are using the kit descriptor database on node mynode, use mynode:OAT100 for this option.  The mandatory prodID
       operand is a kit identifier consisting of the product code and version number specified in the CODE and VERS fields of the kit's key  file.
       Refer  to  the Guide to Preparing Product Kits for information about the key file.  The mandatory devname operand specifies the device spe-
       cial file name for a no-rewind tape device such as /dev/ntape/tape0l. The gentapes utility uses the default tape density for the device and
       ignores any suffix specified on the command line.

DESCRIPTION

       Use the gentapes utility to produce MT9 or TK50 magnetic tape distribution media. The gentapes utility performs the following tasks: Deter-
       mines the media code (TK or MT) for the specified tape device.  Appends the media code to the product code specified on the  command  line.
       Searches  the kit descriptor database for the combined product code and media code.  The default kit descriptor database is the /etc/kitcap
       file.  Copies files and subsets specified in the kit description to the distribution media.  If you  specified  verification,  rewinds  and
       reads the tape, using the sum utility to verify file transfer accuracy.	Refer to the sum(1) reference page for more information about this
       utility.

       If you do not use either of the -w or -v options, the gentapes utility writes and then verifies the product media.

       The gentapes utility can produce multivolume tape kits and multiproduct tape kits. See the kitcap(4)  reference	page  for  information	on
       specifying these features.

RESTRICTIONS

       You must have root privileges to run this program.  If you use the optional hostname operand, you must have root privileges to access files
       on the remote host.

       If you do not use the optional hostname operand, you can access the files used by the gentapes utility only if you add the  local  hostname
       to the local /.rhosts file, as follows: hostname root.

       The -w and -v options are mutually exclusive.

FILES

       Device special files for no-rewind tape devices Default kit descriptor database

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  gendisk(1), sum(1)

       Files:  kitcap(4)

       Guide to Preparing Product Kits

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