Re: test that mksysb

From: Jean-Marc Monnez (monnez.jean-marc_at_AGORA.MSA.FR)
Date: 04/20/05

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    Date:         Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:36:40 +0200
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    You must use /dev/rmt0.1 with the restore command too.
    /dev/rmt0 is a rewind "before AND after" driver.

    Regards

    -- JMM

    -----------------------------
    Jean-Marc MONNEZ
    MSA / AGORA / ATD
    monnez.jean-marc@agora.msa.fr
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    "Patrick B. O'Brien" a écrit :

    > I’ve got a good mksysb image on a 4mm tape; (135457 of 135457 files
    > (100%))
    >
    > I want to test this tape as best I can by doing the following,
    > shouldn’t this work? I’m pretty sure this tape is good; maybe block
    > size???
    >
    > root@xx /home/root # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
    >
    > root@xx /home/root # tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3
    >
    > root@xx/home/root # restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0
    >
    > Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.
    >
    > Press the Enter key to continue.
    >
    > restore: 0511-123 The volume on /dev/rmt0 is not in backup format.
    >
    > Mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.
    >
    > Press the Enter key to continue.
    >

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