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Re: Make tape backup

 
Jeff Hagstrom
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Make tape backup

I did a make tape recovery tape:
make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -z /dev/rmt/3mn
Everthing looked fine until the end, I got an error:

pax: write : I/O error
pax: A write error has occurred.
warning: the pax command returned a non-zero exit status (exit status 1 )

I included the report.

What are the pax write i/o errors?
Did i do the make tape correctly?

HPUX 11.11 on a RP7410.
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Pete Randall
Outstanding Contributor

Re: Make tape backup

>make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -z /dev/rmt/3mn

What's "-z"?


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Jeff Hagstrom
Regular Advisor

Re: Make tape backup

sorry -a

make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I
-v -a /dev/rmt/3mn
Avinash20
Honored Contributor

Re: Make tape backup

Insert new tape.. clean it and again take the ignite backup

Thanks
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Avinash20
Honored Contributor

Re: Make tape backup

With regards to the warning message few/incorrect lines, check the flist file mentioned there

What are the last two lines there in that file

post

$ tail /var/opt/recovery/latest/flist
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Tingli
Esteemed Contributor

Re: Make tape backup

Those are just warnings. More likely those files, all of them were in temp file system, were deleted and can not be found when been backed up.
Pete Randall
Outstanding Contributor

Re: Make tape backup

An I/O error is generally a problem with either the tape or the drive. Use a cleaning tape on the drive, then try a new tape and see what happens.


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Jeff Hagstrom
Regular Advisor

Re: Make tape backup

Does the pax: write : I/O error have something to do with the missing files?

Or is that a seperate issue.
Avinash20
Honored Contributor

Re: Make tape backup

Does the pax: write : I/O error have something to do with the missing files?

>> No, this issue is with the tape

>> The missing file is a different issue for the last two warning you have received.
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Re: Make tape backup

I've faced the same issue and that was because of a bad tape.
The command I used was "nohup make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -a /dev/rmt/0mn 1>/tmp/mtr.log 2>/tmp/mtrerror.log &".
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