i should have been more specific
/usr/sbin/rdump 5bdsuf 64 61000 6100 machine:/dev/nrmt1h /dev/rzxx
'''repeat on multiple machines
then
mt -f /dev/nrmt0h rewind
all filesystems are UFS
the way backups work is several partitions on a couple of machines are
backed up to single tape every night, the tape is rewound, then the next
day the the same commands are run again
i know we should switch tapes, but that gets expensive
currently i'm looking for the manual for the drive, in print and online,
i've got some things to try...
from Dr. Blinn:
> What does the tape drive vendor documentation say? The behavior you
> describe is not normal for a SCSI tape drive. Either it's really a
> software problem (something is sending an UNLOAD command to the tape
> drive, and you don't realize it; for instance, I believe the "vdump"
> utility does this in some versions of system software, which is a bug
> in "vdump", and as I recall it only does it with the "rewind" tape
> name, it has a different bug with the "norewind" names), or perhaps
> the drive can be programmed (via some vendor specific mode page) to
> do this. But it's not standard SCSI tape behavior.
> At 09:55 PM 7/19/01 -0400, I wrote:
> >I have a SONY SDT-9000, repackaged by Artecon, on an alphastation 500,
> >running 4.0f. the tape auto-ejects after rewinding, which creates quite a
> >problem as the machine is across campus.
> >is there a way to prevent the tape from ejecting? besides ducktape over
> >the slot...
> >-Lucas
>
Received on Fri Jul 20 2001 - 14:38:12 NZST