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From: nash@ucssun1.sdsu.edu (Ron Nash)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.internals,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.unix.sco.misc
Subject: Re: HP Autoloader Drivers - HELP!!!!
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Date: 19 Oct 1995 16:45:50 GMT
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Configure it to run as a stacker and use ufsdump with the l option:
l Autoload. When the end-of-tape is reached before the
dump is complete, take the drive offline and wait up to
two minutes for the tape drive to be ready again. This
gives autoloading (stackloader) tape drives a chance to
load a new tape. If the drive is ready within two
minutes, continue. If it is not, prompt for another
tape and wait.
johnb (ercs50@castle.ed.ac.uk) wrote:
: We recently bought an HP c1355A DDS-2 Autoloader. I want it to back up 40GB
: of data unattended - i.e. when one tape is full it just goes on to the next.
: Apparently I need a special device driver to make it work like this, but this
: seems absolutely supid to me - I thought that 'Auto' and 'Loader' meant that
: the tapes would load automatically.
: Does anybody have any experience of this? If so, do I need a driver and
: where can I get one - FOR ANY UNIX PLATFORM (I'll port it if I have to).
: At present we're trying to back the whole lot up using a couple of DAT drives,
: lots of sleepless nihts and tape changes, and a whole load of beer.
: HELP!
: Any advice, info or pointers are gratefully welcome.
: Thanks.
: john Birtley.
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