append to backup

[YOGI_3]

hi all..
m taking backup by tar, how to append the new backup if tape device is not full.
And how to check memory status of tape device.

[Trond Haugen]

tar -r .... will append.

Regards,
Trond

[HGN]

Hi

You can use the -r option but that will not append the tape

check the man pages
r Add the named file to the end of the archive. The same blocking factor used to create the archive must be used to append to it. This option cannot be used if the archive is a tape.

Rgds

HGN

[Peter Godron]

Yogi,
move the tape past the end of the pevious backup
mt -f fsf
then use your normal tar command to create the second backup file.
Regards

[harry d brown jr]

Look into gtar: http://hpux.ee.ualberta.ca/hppd/hpux/Gnu/tar-1.15/

live free or die
harry d brown jr

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

Please see the link in one of my earlier posts.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=801935

HTH,
Devender

[Peter Godron]

Yogi,
did these answers resolve your problem?
If so, could you please identify the solution and close the thread.
If not, can you please update.
Many Thanks