tar command: end of tape

[MD.IMTEYAZUL HASSAN]

#uname -a
HP-UX rebar01 B.11.23 U ia64 2054344757
unlimited-user license
#bdf
Filesystem Kilobytes Used
/dev/vg02/lvol1 40960000 11123323
avail %used Mounton
27980035 28% /u01

#cd /u01/hotbackup
tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0m *.*
The above comaand is running very well but i received a message as given below.
"tar command: end of tape, to continue enter device/file name when ready or null string to quit"
what sould i do for the same.please suggest

[Dennis Handly]

What kind of tape/drive do you have and how much data are you putting on it? All 11 Gb?
Have you rewound the tape? (Hmm, it is a rewind device.)

[Michael Steele_2]

Hi

Is the file system set to largefiles? Do you have all the latest tar patches?

Also, check cstm for SCSI resets

cstm<<-EOF
runutil logtool
rs
EOF

I'm inclined to believe you have a bad cable to the tape that is not terminated properly or needs to be replaced.

[Steven Schweda]

> I'm inclined to believe you have a bad
> cable to the tape that is not terminated
> properly or needs to be replaced.

Why? Because the tape has been filled?

> "tar command: end of tape, to continue
> enter device/file name when ready or null
> string to quit"

Uh, if the tape is full, why not follow the
instructions, and load a second tape, and
then tell the program where to find the
second tape?

With my weak psychic powers, I have no idea
what kind of drive "/dev/rmt/0m" might be, so
I don't know how much it should hold.

[Michael Steele_2]

Boy your a real smart one. SCSI resets and forum research.

(* which you clearly did not perform *)

[Patrick Wallek]

>>SCSI resets and forum research.

And how do you infer that SCSI resets are an issue based on the information given?

As much as I hate to admit, Steven has a point. With the information given, my advice would also be to insert another tape.

[Michael Steele_2]

SCSI will be verified via logtool

Other threads in the forum with the same issue

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

Hi,

Check this out:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1257024015805+28353475&threadId=984947

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

This one seems closer;

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1322175

[Steven Schweda]

> Boy your a real smart one.

Smart enough not to go looking for exotic
hardware problems when a tape gets full.

Well enough educated to use "your" and
"you're" correctly, too.