Tar Problem

[cheng]

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...

[Patrick Chim]

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

[Ravi_8]

Hi,

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

[Ravi_8]

Hi,

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

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

[Animesh Chakraborty]

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

[cheng]

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...

[Elif Gius]

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.

[Shannon Petry]

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

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

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

[cheng]

Hello Folks,

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