ignite backup giving error : This is not a no rewind device file

[Deepu Chakravarty]

using the follwing command to take ignite backup of root fs:
/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/c0t3d0BEST -Ivx inc_entire=vg00:

Error:This is not a no rewind device file
Error:Check tape device failed.

Pls help.

[Shaikh Imran]

hi,

Pls refer this link:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=98976

Regards,

[Thayanidhi]

Hi,
You need to use no rewind device. Generally /dev/rmt/0mn (note: n).
Your case 0mn or 1mn..etc.

lssf /dev/rmt/* will list property of the device file. Choose the one which is no-rewind.

TT

[Bharat Katkar]

HI,
You check if the no rewind device for your tape device dev/rmt/c0t3d0 exists or not:

# ioscan -fnC tape

See if you are able to see /dev/rmt/xmn device. x could 0,1,2, etc...

If not you can try "# insf -e" to create one.

Regards,

[monasingh_1]

Thought to add the the reason it need no reeind that it writes the LIF (boot file) first on LV and then it writes the archive. If you give rewind then after writting LIF, it will rewind and archive will over write teh boot image. always use "n" (no rewind) for ignite tape.

Hope this helps.

[Cheryl Griffin]

/dev/rmt/c0t3d0BEST is not the correct device to use.

The device should be:
/dev/rmt/c0t3d0n
/dev/rmt/0mn
where the n in these examples, mean no-rewind

Use ioscan to help determine which device you have configured on your system.
# ioscan -fnC tape

[T. M. Louah]

Here is a tip, run "make_tape_recovery -i" it causes make_tape_recovery to run interactively & it will find automatically the Tape device file that it can use asking you to select it, as follows:

Please choose a tape ..
Tape device: [ 10/12/5.0.0 ->]
Device File: [ /dev/rmt/0mn

Cheers
T+

[T. M. Louah]

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