Re: test that mksysb

From: Patrick B. O'Brien (pobrien_at_DOIT.NV.GOV)
Date: 04/20/05

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    Date:         Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:23:51 -0700
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    That's it thank you!

    -----Original Message-----
    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of Lamar Saxon
    Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:48 AM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Re: test that mksysb

    From the restore man page:

    -q Specifies that the first volume is ready to use and that the restore command
    should not prompt you to mount the volume and hit Enter. If the archive spans
    multiple volumes, the restore command prompts you for the subsequent volumes.

    Lamar

    -----Original Message-----
    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick B. O'Brien
    Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:27 PM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Re: test that mksysb

    How can script this? This command wants me to hit enter here, tia

    root@xxx /home/root # restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0.1
    Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.1.
            Press the Enter key to continue.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Patrick B. O'Brien
    Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:52 AM
    To: 'IBM AIX Discussion List'
    Subject: RE: test that mksysb

    Nice kill and thank you!!!!

    restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0.1

    -----Original Message-----
    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of Jean-Marc Monnez
    Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:37 AM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Re: test that mksysb

    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
    -----------------------------

    "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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