make_recovery - no /dev/rmt/0mn

[Tim Krego_1]

I installed Ignite-UX and tried to make a make_recovery tape.

When I do make_tape_recovery I don't have a /dev/rmt/0mn. I did a check with ioscan and under my DDS2 I have no 0mn.

Being new to unix I cannot find the info on how to make the dev.

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hello:

You should be having any tape devices (DLT or DDS)
Type command
ioscan fnkC tape

This will give you the details of tape devices on the server

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Sorry I missed the -

ioscan -fnkC tape

-USA

[Sachin Patel]

Hi Tim,
What did you see under you DDS2 when you run ioscan command?
You can create special file by using command
#>insf -ev.

Someone correct me if I am wrong. As per I know rmt/om rmt/1m are the old method to access drives. But new OS still try to keep compatibility so you can use that.

Sachin

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Tim:

As Uday indicated, use 'ioscan -fnkC tape' to find your tape drive(s).

Then, you can specify the Ignite tape thusly:

# make_recovery -d /dev/rmt/1mn ...

# make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/1mn ...

Note that the option for the specification of the tape device is different. You should use the newer, more robust 'make_tape_recovery' in Ignite versions 3.2 and above.

...JRF...

[Tim Krego_1]

I was using make_tape_recovery with no options. That is when it requested /0mn.

When I used make_tape_recovery -a /dev/rmt/1mn it took off running.

Thanks.

[Eileen Millen]

We use different SCSI ids for our tape drives.
I usually just do a
ls -al /dev/rmt
to check.

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Tim

The tape drive od the DDS drive is sensed with and asigned the device file depending on the SCSI id it is set for , so it may be possible that the the device could be 1m,,2m,3m etc.

ioscan -fnC tape would give you the correct device file name.

It may also be possible that you have not switched on the tape drive .

Manoj Srivastava

[Hamdy Al-Sebaey]

Hi Tim,
I agree with James, but I would like to add something, U can make recovery without giving the path for your tape drive
# make_recovery -A

Goodluck,
Hamdy