Read/View Backup tape Informations

[Adam Strobel]

Hi-
I need to read data on a backup tape. I tied using this command to mount the tape.
Yorktown:root # mount /dev/nrmt0h /mnt

but I get this message back
/dev/nrmt0h on /mnt: Block device required

Can anyone help with reading data on a backup tape?

thanks

[Michael Schulte zur Sur · Accepted solution]

Hi,

depending on the way the tape was created you can try
vrestore -tvf /dev/nrmt0h
tar tvf /dev/nrmt0h
but you can't mount a tape because it has no valid file system and there are no block devices for that tape.

greetings,

Michael

[Adam Strobel]

thanks! Got it.

Adam

[Adam Strobel]

VRESTORE works!

[Aco Blazeski]

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Regards

[Adam Strobel]

Sorry I though I had submitted the point. thanks for letting me know.

Adam