[SUMMARY] Backup error

From: Jean Schuller <schuller_at_crnal4.in2p3.fr>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 08:54:00 +0100 (MET)

Dear all,

My question was:

>After my restore problem, I have now an rdump problem :

>I save a file system using
>rsh crnal9 /usr/sbin/rdump -0f crnal4:/dev/nrmt1h /disk1
>the DLT work for a while and then I get the message :
>rdump: Dumping /dev/rrz3a (/disk1) to /dev/nrmt1h on host crnal4.in2p3.fr
>rdump: Mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
>rdump: Mapping (Pass II) [directories]
>rdump: Estimate: 5684462 tape blocks on 140.20 volume(s)
>rdump: Dumping (Pass III) [directories]
>rdump: Volume 1, tape # 0001, begins with blocks from i-node 2
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>rdump: 28.98% done -- finished in 20:37
>rdump: 29.18% done -- finished in 20:38
>rdump: Write error -- wanted to write: 10240, only wrote: -1
>slave_work(): write(): I/O error
>rdump: Write error - /dev/nrmt1h, volume 1, 94759 feet -- cannot recover
>rdump: Cannot fopen /dev/tty for reading
>query(): fopen(): No such device or address
>rdump: Cannot remove shared memory
>remove_shared_memory(): shmctl(): Invalid argument
>rdump: SIGTERM received -- Try rewriting
>rdump: Unexpected signal -- cannot recover
>^G
>Error on device named /dev/rmt1h - Place TZ87 tape drive unit #16 ONLINE
>^G
>Error on device named /dev/rmt1h - Place TZ87 tape drive unit #16 ONLINE
>
>
>Is there a problem with the tape or Does it mean I need a second tape ??
>
>TIA


The solutions : 1) I cleaned my DLT unit
                2) I give a blocsize option to my rdump (-b 32)
                   and now it works fine.

Thanks to the fast helpers.

JEAN


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