Tar: end of tape Tar: to continue enter device/file name when ready or null string to quit

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Good Mornig,

I have a D350 server with DDS2 tape drive ( use SONY DDS1 tape ) and I use tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0m *.* to do backup. Backup running OK for so many years.

But I have the following problem after I replaced to DDS3 tape drive.

Tar: end of tape Tar: to continue enter device/file name when ready or null string to quit

I have tried the following solutions.

1. I used SAM to Backup ( Successful )
2. I changed the device path to /dev/rmt/0mn
tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0mn *.* ( Successful )

Why I have the above message Tar: end of tape with /dev/rmt/0m, but not /dev/rmt/0mn after changed to DDS3 tape drive ?

Thanks

Regards
tcs

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Side note: I hope you also do a bootable backup with make_tape_recovery.

This web page explains the difference between the devices.

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=362566&page=57

One is rewind, one is not.

SEP

[Torsten.]

Depending on the driver version the server probably don't know how to handle a DDS3.

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Thanks