root file system

[navin]

Hello All,

1)I have a new tape drive .Could you please some one help me how should i make my system recognize it. What device files need to be created.I will be detaching it and i 'm planning on using this tape drive to another so permanently - what needs to be done regarding this on both the servers.

2) I will have to take a tape OS backup (archive) and but from the tape reduce the size of the / filesystem - could some one please help me with steps involved it.

Thanks Much- Surely i appreciate your help .

[Tim Nelson]

1) attach tape drive to system and power it on.
2) ioscan
3) ioscan -knfC tape ( to see if tape showed )
4) check on tape driver loaded into kernel. kcmodule|grep tape or kmadmin|grep tape( if it is not loaded then modify with kcmodule then reboot )
5) insf -eH


Reduce size of / filesystem:
Use the above tape to create a make_tape_recovery Ignite image. Boot from that tape interactively. Modify size of filesystems ang GO.

[navin]

1) could you please give me more info about modifying kmmodule if the tape is not showing up

2) When i boot from tape archive will i be asked for filesystem resize?

Thanks so much , much appreciated