ftio

[Evan Sutherland]

Backed up /usr and /opt using ftio on separate save sets, now trying to recover /opt however unable to forward tape to correct position. Tried all the usuall mt commands:
mt -f /dev/rmt/0m rew
mt -f /dev/rmt/omb fsf 1
this skips the first file, is their a way to forward the tape to skip /usr to the start of the /opt files.

TIA

Evan

[Bill Douglass]

You need to specify the non-rewind device for your tape drive.

/dev/rmt/0mn will position the tape correctly. Using /dev/rmt/0m will position the tape, but then rewind it as soon as the mt command completes.

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi,
If you have backed up to a rewinding devicefile each new backup has overwrite the prewious.

[Evan Sutherland]

I've tried specifying the no-rewind device, however, when I
issue the ftio command, ftio -idxE /dev/rmt/0m this starts restoring from the start of the tape, are these the correct options?

[Evan Sutherland]

Backed up using no-rewind device file /dev/rmt/0mn