To list the files...
cpio -itcvB < /dev/nrct0
To copy a file out
cpio -icvdBum filename < /dev/nrct0
So cpio is to archive or "zip" files up??
and /dev/nrct0 is the tape drive ???
How can i list all the files inside the tape drive ???
Coz I have to run the command cpio -itcvB < /dev/nrct0 a lot of times to reach the end of tape. It seems that the tape is divided into blocks. It seems pretty dumb shit to me...
Why do i have to execute the command more than once ?
How can i have run a command once or do some scripting so that I don't have to run it myself?
How does cpio and the no rewind tape work together anyway....
Is it divided into blocks?
Due to budget constraints I have to reinvent an Enterprise backup system in a SPARC (sun4v) Solaris estate (10 & 11). (yep - reinvent wheel, fun but time consuming. Is this wise?! :confused: )
For each filesystem of interest, to try to capture a 'catalog' at the front of each cpio archive (for... (1 Reply)
Hello, anybody out there that is using itdt to manage tape changes in a tape library. The help of itdt show a move subcommand but I can't get it to work.
Env:
AIX5.3
Dell PowerVault TL2000 tape library -> rmt1 Available 01-08-02 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
# itdt says it finds the... (3 Replies)
I'm working on my own pow function and I need to make a copy of *argv but
I think that I am having trouble with the size of *argv and the size of any array that I
make. The code below isn't working for me. and I want to accept any number no
matter the size with pow -f 2 2. I was working out... (16 Replies)
Hi Community,
I've a V440 Sun Server with 2 device tape of 72GB. I have to backup a folder of 80 GB, so I have to use 2 tapes of 72GB (144 GB);
If I use vxdump command which are the options that I have to use?
When the first tape finishes does the system stop the backup?
Please help me... (1 Reply)
Hello Friends,
I got stuck with fgets () & rewind() function .. Please need help..
Actually I am doing a like,
The function should read lines from a txt file until the function is called..
If the data from the txt file ends then it goes to the top and then again when the function is called... (1 Reply)
Hi. I am very new to the unix world, although not to computers in general (i'm a DBA). We have some procedure here for backup files from the filesystem to tape, on which they chose cpio to back it up. What they do is similar to this:
ls /dirname/ | cpio -ov -O/dev/ntape/tape0
But since files... (2 Replies)
:confused:
Hello!!
I am a new UNIX user, and I need to back up some files, I have some old ones and I have been trying to delete the old information with 'mt erase' but I don't be sure if it works, and 'mt resert' but the it gave a message suggesting me to use 'scsiha -r' (but the last one... (1 Reply)
