topic Re: Tar Problem in Operating System - HP-UX

Tar Problem

cheng — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 06:33:52 GMT

Hello Folks,

When I want to make a tar command, my system MUST have a error, please make a help to me, thanks !!

cbs-dr:/>tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0m /opt/omni/lbin
a /opt/omni/lbin/.util 64 blocks
Tar: ioctl to write filemarks failed (5). aborting...

Re: Tar Problem

Patrick Chim — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 06:44:34 GMT

Hi,

1. Is there any error in /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log ?

2. Can you 'ls -l /dev/rmt/0m' to check the permission of the tape ?

3. Have you try the command with another tape ?

4. Can you perform the ioscan again to re-configure the tape, i.e. ioscan -fnC tape, remember no need to add the -k option .

Regards,
Patrick

Re: Tar Problem

Ravi_8 — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 06:54:21 GMT

Hi,

looks like problem with tape, could you try with another tape.

Re: Tar Problem

Ravi_8 — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 06:55:11 GMT

Hi,

looks like problem with tape, could you try with another tape.

try with command
#tar cvf /dev/rmt/0m /opt/omni/lbin

Re: Tar Problem

Animesh Chakraborty — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 07:56:29 GMT

Hi,
Have you tried some other directory/files instead of /opt/omni/lbin ?

Re: Tar Problem

cheng — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 01:40:17 GMT

Hi Folks,

My tape is STK3480. And now I try to other server connect to this tape. But the result same to before, so how can I fix it, thanks !!

cbs-prd:/>tar cvf /dev/rmt/1m /opt/omni/lbin/*
a /opt/omni/lbin/cat_d 746 blocks
Tar: ioctl to write filemarks failed (5). aborting...
cbs-prd:/>tar cvf /dev/rmt/1m /etc/hosts
a /etc/hosts 5 blocks
Tar: ioctl to write filemarks failed (5). aborting...

Re: Tar Problem

Elif Gius — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:28:19 GMT

Try following:
mt -t /dev/rmt/0m status

What's the output ???

Pls use ioscan -fnC tape.
the option -k takes the information from the cache.

Try an reset to the tape. Just power off and on the tape and try it again.

Re: Tar Problem

Shannon Petry — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:56:02 GMT

If you moved the tape device to a different server then the problem is not with the system, but the tape device!
1. Try a new tape/brand of tape. (I once bought 3rd party tapes. I had lots of problems. Sent them to the drive MFR whow measured the tapes. Turned out the company that made the tapes was not making them to proper specs.
2. Try a different tape device. If media is not the problem, then the tape drive is the problem.

Regards,
Shannon

Re: Tar Problem

MANOJ SRIVASTAVA — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:00:57 GMT

Hi

Please try cleaning the drive and also try chanigng the media , if it does nt work then you amy try like lthis

dd if=/dev/dsk/cxtydz ( os some data) of =/dev/rmt/0m and let it write in bigger size blocks jsut to insure that the drive can writer and read properly .If this fails too then try cahinging media , then the drive.

Manoj Srivastava

Re: Tar Problem

cheng — Thu, 26 Sep 2002 05:00:55 GMT

Hello Folks,

I will request HP send the other tape drive to me and try it again. I hope have a great result!