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Re: Tape device path

 
John McNulty_2
Frequent Advisor

Re: Tape device path


Hm, yes something is still not right as it should work ok with the nst0 device you have now.

What strikes me as odd is the result of the of your mt status. Are you sure you have a tape in there and the tape is good? The status code you're seeing DR_OPEN = "Door is Open", which depending on the tape drive you have usually means there is no tape present.

The status codes I see on an mt status on a system here are BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN where:

BOT = Beginning of Tape
ONLINE = The drive has a tape in place and ready for operation.

Have you checked your tape drive to make sure there are no warning lights/indicators? Maybe you have a hardware fault. If that's ok then try changing the tape for another one.
heaman1
Regular Advisor

Re: Tape device path

thx replies,

I have just reboot the server , but still can't find /dev/st0 in my server ,

I 100% sure the drive is properly work, as I everyday backup it by ARCserver .

thx
GMcCX
New Member

Re: Tape device path


How about this:

tar -cvf /dev/st0 / > /var/log/backup.log

(point the log file redirect where ever you want of course, or not)

This works fine on an older RH 7 box.