gtar not displaying end of media message

[Tom Wolf_3]

Our DBA is using the gtar command to backup Oracle files on an HP-UX 11i server. He's including the uppercase F otion with gtar to run a short script whenever an end of tape condition occurs. This script simply clears the screen and prompts the operator to load a new tape and press Y to continue. He tested this gtar command using this script on an rp3440 server running HP-UX 11i and it ran just fine. When he tried running this same gtar command on a rp7410 HP-UX 11i server, the output of the script specified with the F option doesn't work (the script output doesn't display on the console).

I know this is a bizarre sounding situation but I was wondering if anyone else encountered anything like it.

If anything I've written here is unclear, I can provide clarification.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.


Thanks in advance.

[Bhanu Edupuganti · Accepted solution]

Hi Tom,

Please compare the terminal settings on both the systems and see if you see a difference ?

Bhanu

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

are you sure, that the script is really executed?
Perhaps there is more space on the tar-device of the rp7410.
Put somethings like
...
echo tar-finished >/tmp/backup.tst

in your script and check for that file.

mfG nik

[Tom Wolf_3]

It turns out we were using a corrupt version of gtar. I downloaded a new version from
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Gnu/tar-1.15/ and now the script is functioning as intended. I probably should of tried that before going to the ITRC forums.

Anyway, I appreciate all the suggestions offered.

Thanks.

Tom Wolf

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

I've seen that in your forum statistics:
I have assigned points to 0 of 19 responses to my questions.

You really should assidn some points - the forum relies on you.

mfG Peter