make_tape_recovery

[Patrick B Boafo]

Hi,
could someone please come to my aid. In making image using make_tape_recovery, had the error message shown below, thanks



# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -Av -a /dev/rmt/2m
* Creating local directories for configuration files and archive.

======= 03/17/10 07:00:14 GMT Started /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery.
(Wed Mar 17 07:00:14 GMT 2010)
@(#) Ignite-UX Revision C.6.7.79
@(#) net_recovery (opt) $Revision: 10.778 $

* Testing for necessary pax patch.
* Passed pax tests.
* Recovery Archive Description = Recovery Archive

* Recovery Archive Location = /dev/rmt/2m

* Number of Archives to Save = 2

* Pax type = tar

WARNING: Filesystem /cdrom is not mounted. It will be ignored.

In? dsk/vg name minor# Associated disks/mountpoints
2 v /dev/vg00 0x00 /dev/dsk/c2t1d0s2 /dev/dsk/c2t0d0
/dev/vg00/lvol1 /stand 2
/dev/vg00/lvol2
/dev/vg00/lvol3 / 2
/dev/vg00/lvol4 /tmp 2
/dev/vg00/lvol5 /home 2
/dev/vg00/lvol6 /opt 2
/dev/vg00/lvol7 /usr 2
/dev/vg00/lvol8 /var 2
/dev/vg00/lvu01 /u01 2

** 0 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Not included in the
System Recovery Archive
** 1 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Partially included in the
System Recovery Archive
** 2 - The Volume Group or Filesystem is Fully included in the
System Recovery Archive

* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
ERROR: This is not a no rewind device file.
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

[Turgay Cavdar]

Hi,
First rewind the tape:

# mt -t /dev/rmt/2m

Then run:

# /opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -Av -a /dev/rmt/2mn

[Pete Randall]

Simple: you specified /dev/rmt/2m which is a no rewind device file. Change your spec to /dev/rmt/2mn.


Pete

[Patrick B Boafo]

solution given is helpful