Hot Backup Procedure

[Ghulam Shabir Mallah_1]

Hi,

Could you please tell me some thing about backup commands. I am using fbackup command.

1. How to eject the tape using script.
2. How to check tape is not into Tape Drive.
3. Hot to check tape is into tape drive.
4. How to check tape is busy. Writing Data on the tape.

Thanks

GSM

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,

1. mt -f /dev/rmt/... offl

Looking for the other things,

Michael

[steven Burgess_2]

Hi

You need to use the mt commands to manipulate drive

man mt

HT

Steve

[Jean-Luc Oudart]

Check a tape is (or is not )in the drive :
mt -f /dev/rmt/0m rew
check return code

a process running on the drive
fuser -fu /dev/rmt/0m
check output

Rgds,
Jean-Luc