bootable backup tape

[Edgard López Granados]

Hi, all.
why the error in make_tape_recovery? please
Thanks.
# ls -l /dev/rmt/0m
crw-rw-rw- 2 bin bin 205 0x051000 Jul 4 11:02 /dev/rmt/0m

# make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/0m -I -v -x inc_entire=vg00
* Creating local directories for configuration files and archive.

======= 07/18/03 15:58:10 SAT Started make_tape_recovery. (Fri Jul 18
15:58:10 SAT 2003)
@(#) Ignite-UX Revision B.3.7.96
@(#) net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.575.1.1 $

* Testing pax for needed patch
* Passed pax tests.
* Recovery Archive Description = Recovery Archive

* Recovery Archive Location = /dev/rmt/0m

* Number of Archives to Save = 2


In? dsk/vg name minor# Associated disks/mountpo
ints
2 v /dev/vg00 0x00 /dev/dsk/c0t6d0 /dev/dsk
/c4t6d0
/dev/vg00/lvol1 /stand 2
/dev/vg00/lvol2
/dev/vg00/lvol3 / 2
/dev/vg00/lvol4 /tmp 2
/dev/vg00/lvol5 /home 2
/dev/vg00/lvol6 /opt 2
/dev/vg00/lvol7 /usr 2
/dev/vg00/lvol8 /var 2
0
** 0 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Not included in the
System Recovery Archive
** 1 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Partially included in the
System Recovery Archive
** 2 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Fully included in the
System Recovery Archive

* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
ERROR: This is not a no rewind device file.
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

[Steven E. Protter]

Check the write protect tab on the tape.

Thats what it was last time I got this message.

SEP

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

You need to specify a no-rewind tape device (e.g. 0mn). Ignite write a bootable LIF file and then the actual 'pax' ('tar'-like) archive of files.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Patrick Wallek]

The error is just what it says. The tape device you specified is not a no-rewind device. You must specify /dev/rmt/0mn (the n on the end of the device name indicates that it is a no-rewind device) in you make_tape_recovery command.

You must do this becuase make_tape_recovery creates a boot area at the beginning of the tape, the puts the pax archive of your data after the boot area. If you don't have a no-rewind device, and make_tape_recovery didn't error out, your tape would be useless. It would create the bootable area at the beginning of the tape, then rewind and create the pax archive and overwrite the boot area.

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

You should specified a no-rewind tape device
that the make_tape_recovery will work
and create tapa that will work in the end.

Caesar