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Fordie
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‎01-25-2008 02:25 AM

‎01-25-2008 02:25 AM

tar error message

All,
I have finished completing a backup to tape and I now wish to check the contents on it.
Using the command 'tar tvf /dev/rmt0m' I receive the following error;
'Tar: blocksize = 2
directory checksum error'.
Any help greatly appreciated

Fordie
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Torsten.
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‎01-25-2008 02:28 AM

‎01-25-2008 02:28 AM

Re: tar error message

This is an Ignite tape, right?

Use

# mt -f /dev/rmt/?mn rew
# mt -f /dev/rmt/?mn fsf 1
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/?mn

Hope this helps!
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Mridul Shrivastava
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‎01-25-2008 02:39 AM

‎01-25-2008 02:39 AM

Re: tar error message

What is your platform ?
For Itanium, you need fsf 22
For PA-RISC, there is the /opt/ignite/bin/copy_boot_tape command to check the usability of an ignite tape.
Time has a wonderful way of weeding out the trivial
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Torsten.
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‎01-25-2008 02:44 AM

‎01-25-2008 02:44 AM

Re: tar error message

Another option:

/opt/ignite/bin/check_tape_recovery

see

man check_tape_recovery

for details.

Hope this helps!
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