using sam and a remote tape device

[Tim Killinger]

This is my first ever attempt at interactive backup from SAM to a remote tape... how do I?

Here's my remotes systems tape..
icgsva1:/home/root> ioscan -fnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 0/0/1/0.1.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP Ultrium 1-SCSI
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c0t1d0BEST /dev/rmt/c0t1d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c0t1d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c0t1d0BESTnb

Now, on the local system's SAM it askes for the device file for the remote system's tape drive. Which device file do I use? It's a 9 tape ultrium jukebox.

Any other tips I may need to do this would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks!

[Patrick Wallek]

I would use the basic /dev/rmt/0m device file. The thing is, though, you'll have to manually mount a tape from the jukebox into the drive. SAM, more specifically fbackup, doesn't know how to work with jukeboxes.

You also need to have access between those boxes for the r* commands (rcp, remsh, etc.).