Thanks to everyone for the overwhelming response!
The solution is to use the no rewind device: /dev/ntape/tape0
-----Original Message-----
From: Andre Thompson [mailto:AThompson_at_ADMIN.UWI.TT]
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:54 AM
To: Unix Managers (E-mail)
Subject: /sbin/vdump
Hi Managers
I have a problem with vdump:
I am running Compaq Unix v5.1 on an ES40. I have executed the following
command:
/sbin/vdump -C0UNf /devices/tape/tape0 /
i.e. I want to do a level 0 dump of / to the tape0 device with compression,
no rewind and no unload of tape.
When I execute the command, I get the following error message:
Memory fault(coredump)
...and the dump aborts.
I realized that if I remove the N option (no rewind), I do not get this
message anymore but now the problem I have is the tape rewinds after the
dump.
I have similar commands running on my 2 other Alpha servers running 4.0e but
using the dump command:
/usr/sbin/dump -0uf /dev/nrmt1h /
and this works!!
How can I solve this problem?
Best Regards
Andre Thompson, M.Sc., MCSE, MCP+I
Network Administrator
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad, West Indies
mailto:athompson_at_admin.uwi.tt
Phone: 662-2002 ext 4002
Received on Tue Jun 12 2001 - 14:24:18 NZST