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1. Solaris
Hi,
I am trying to determine if a tape is full because on 2 different tapes, im receiving 2 different kind of errors:
# uname
SunOS
# /bin/tar cvf /dev/rmt/0n /export/home
a /export/home/jerry/wlserver_10.0.tar.gz 28528 tape blocks
tar: write error: unexpected EOF
# mt -f /dev/rmt/0n... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: mosies
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I've got a KSH/AIX question that I haven't been able to figure out yet.
I've got a tape archive program that "tar's" data to a tape. After creating the archive, I'd like to somehow verify that the tape is actually good. So, what I'd like to do as a simple "sanity" check that I can read the tape... (9 Replies)
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3. IP Networking
i have a script on a tru64 system that backups data from severral folders on a tape
the command that it uses is this : vdump 0N /usr > /dev/null (for backuping the usr folder).
somehow it has predefined that /dev/null is the tape
the problem is that the tape has broke down so i need an... (0 Replies)
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4. AIX
Hi,
I use tar to backup the following programs:
tar -cvf /dev/rmt0.1 u04/devdb/log/arch
tar -cvf /dev/rmt0.1 u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0.2/dbs
tar -cvf /dev/rmt0 u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0.2/network/admin
when I want to retrieve the tape content list with:
tar -tvf /dev/rmt0
it... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: victorcheung
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5. Solaris
hello guys,
am trying to save a file file1 to a remote tape drive using tar and i get a permission denied error as shown below:
server1%tar cvf - file1 | rsh server2 dd of=/dev/rmt/1m conv=sync
a file1 1883905K
permission denied
since server2 requires login username and password, i see in... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: nom
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6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Trying to answer a question about whether tar table-of-contents is a good tool for verifying tape data. (1 Reply)
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7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
When trying to extract a tar file in HP-UX using tar -xvf command it exits with the following error :"Tar: tape blocksize error".
Tar file is created using the following command with MKS toolkit(Unix Simulation Kit for Windows env) under Windows 2000 Professional:
"$tar -cvf test.tar test.txt... (1 Reply)
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I tried to buckup some oracle archive logs (from a solaris machine) to a remote tape (in a HP-UX machine).
I added the solaris machine name and user to .rhosts, and i tried to use this commande :
tar cvf HPhost:/dev/rmt/0mn /u01/*
The probleme that it gives:
HPhost:/dev/rmt/0mn : No such... (1 Reply)
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9. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
Hi,
The scenario is as follow:
Backup was done using:
tar cvf /dev/rmt/0mn file1.ext
tar cvf /dev/rmt/0mn file2.ext
tar cvf /dev/rmt/0mn file3.ext
tar cvf /dev/rmt/0mn file4.ext
tar cvf /dev/rmt/0mn file5.ext
When I do; tar tvf /dev/rmt/0m,
it only gives me the first file on the... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: kong
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Howdy,
I'm trying to tar some directories to tape and then extract them from tape on another machine. I was hoping someone could help me with the syntax of the tar commands. Both machines are running Solaris 8.
Need to get all files and directories under the following:
... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: pmetal
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