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1. HP-UX
Hi,
Unable to make tape backup, please help.
/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/?mn -I -v -m tar -x inc_entire=vg00
* Creating local directories for configuration files and archive.
======= 04/25/16 16:28:08 IST Started /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery.
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2. AIX
Hi all
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We need to take an mksysb image from an AIX 6.1 server. From some reason (irrelevant to this discussion) this server does not have access to a local CD-ROM or a tape drive. We do have another server with AIX 6.1 (but different technology level) which got access... (1 Reply)
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3. AIX
Hi All,
After (by accident) closing a session that ran a restore command I can not access the tape drive anymore.
I get the following error:
# tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
/dev/rmt0: Resource temporarily unavailable
But I cannot find any processes associated with the tape device:
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4. Solaris
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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6. Solaris
Hi to all,
I´m recovering a Solaris box trough jumpstart with restore of a flash archive on tape. The tape device is recognized by OBP in probe-scsi-all and by the operating system that is instaled on that box where i want to restore flar as /dev/rmt/2. But when a i boot with " (0) ok boot net -... (0 Replies)
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7. Solaris
Hi,
Someone knows hot to create a flash archive to a remote tape device?
Here is my try:
$flarcreate -n nereus -S -t lisdev:/dev/rmt/1n
WARNING: hash generation disabled when using tape (-t)
current filter settings
Creating the archive...
ERROR: Unable to work archive.
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9. SCO
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10. Programming
Hi,
I have problem detecting my tape drive.
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TAPEINFO(1) General Commands Manual TAPEINFO(1)
NAME
tapeinfo - report SCSI tape device info
SYNOPSIS
tapeinfo -f <scsi-generic-device>
DESCRIPTION
The tapeinfo command reads various information from SCSI tape drives that is not generally available via most vendors' tape drivers. It
issues raw commands directly to the tape drive, using either the operating system's SCSI generic device ( e.g. /dev/sg0 on Linux,
/dev/pass0 on FreeBSD) or the raw SCSI I/O ioctl on a tape device on some operating systems.
One good time to use 'tapeinfo' is immediately after a tape i/o operation has failed. On tape drives that support HP's 'tapealert' API,
'tapeinfo' will report a more exact description of what went wrong.
Do be aware that 'tapeinfo' is not a substitute for your operating system's own 'mt' or similar tape driver control program. It is intended
to supplement, not replace, programs like 'mt' that access your operating system's tape driver in order to report or set information.
OPTIONS
The first argument, given following -f , is the SCSI generic device corresponding to your tape drive. Consult your operating system's doc-
umentation for more information (for example, under Linux these are generally start at /dev/sg0 under FreeBSD these start at /dev/pass0).
Under FreeBSD, 'camcontrol devlist' will tell you what SCSI devices you have, along with which 'pass' device controls them. Under Linux,
"cat /proc/scsi/scsi" will tell you what SCSI devices you have.
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
This program has only been tested on Linux with a limited number of tape drives (HP DDS4, Seagate AIT).
AVAILABILITY
tapeinfo is currently being maintained by Eric Lee Green <eric@badtux.org> formerly of Enhanced Software Technologies Inc. The 'mtx' home
page is http://mtx.sourceforge.net and the actual code is currently available there and via CVS from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mtx/ .
SEE ALSO
mt(1),mtx(1),scsitape(1)
TAPEINFO1.0 TAPEINFO(1)
