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From: peter@cyklop.volvo.se (peter hakanson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Tape backup
Date: 25 Feb 1997 08:40:56 GMT
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Jim,
you don't have to format or initialize a tape in unix!

Just write !

an example using dump:
#!/bin/sh
#use /dev/nrst0_f8mm for 4 mm exabyte scsi drives
TAPE=/dev/nrst0
# TAPE=/dev/nrst1_f8mm
echo "Backup via $TAPE"
sleep 10
/sbin/dump 0uf $TAPE /
/sbin/dump 0uBf 600000 $TAPE /usr
/sbin/dump 0uBf 600000 $TAPE /var
#mt rewoffl
echo "Rewind and eject tape ($TAPE)"
/bin/mt -f $TAPE rewoffl

Peter h
Jim Higgins (jahiggin@thegrid.net) wrote:
: I have a HP Colorado T4000 scsi-2 tape backup and
: I am trying to get it to work with BSDI (with no luck).
: BSDI detects it as st0 on boot-up so:

: Whats the command to format the tape for unix?
: How do I copy files over after formatting it?

: Thanks for any help.


: Jim Higgins
: Network Admin
: The Grid Network

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