Several tar on one Tape

[Carter Jay]

Hello,

I 've got some problems when i try to save several tar on one DLT (8000) tape(DLT4). I've tried several things which didn't work (tar cvf $TAPE . , then a mt fsf 1...).
Is there a paper on this, or could you help, using compression or not on the tape?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Jerom

[BFA6]

Hi,

Are you using a no rewind device ?

Hilary

[Carter Jay]

Hi Hilary,

I'm using /dev/rmt/[*]n which are non rewind.

Cheers

Jerome

[john korterman]

Hi Jerome,
in one of your other posts, "Tar and cpio" you describe in question no. 2 how you make two tar-sessios on a tape: The answer I then thought of writing was that after you have listed the first tar session on the no-rewind device, you are actually at the beginning of session no. 2. Therefore - as you also assume in that thread - after an additional "fsf 1" you are at the end of the tape. Important to keep in mind if you list a file you would like to restore: listing it brings you past the tar session in which it is. Hope it helps.

reagards,
John K.

[BFA6 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Have a look at this thread, it may be of some use to you.
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x9af5a14d9abcd4118fef0090279cd0f9,00.html

Regards,

Hilary