Ejecting DDS tapes

[Todd Shawcross]

Can anyone tell me what command I can use to eject a DDS3/4 tape? I want to add this to the end of our backup script so the tape ejects when the backup is complete.

Thanks.
Todd

[KCS_1]

Hi,Todd

Look at the manpage of "mt" more detail information,

# mt offl ( Tape offloading command )



Best Regards

-Patrick

[Rajeev Shukla]

Its
mt -f offl

this will rewind the tape and eject

go through the man pages of mt

cheers
Rajeev

[Michael Tully]

To offload a tape.

I usually rewind them first.

# mt -t /dev/rmt/0m rew

to offload

# mt -t /dev/rmt/0m offl

[twang]

# mt off

[Sanjiv Sharma_1]

Hi Todd,

# mt -t offl

eg:
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0m offl

Thanks,

[Todd Shawcross]

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

mt offl

mt -f offl

If you don't use the -f option than it
will use the /dev/rmt/0m as the dds device.

Caesar

[Trond Haugen]

If your tape device file is /dev/rmt/0m:
mt offl
othervise:
mt -f /dev/rmt/ offl

You will not get the prompt back until the IO is compleated and that will take some sec's.

Regards,
Trond