kocks@jessica.stanford.edu (Peter Kocks) (04/25/91)
I have found that the dump command always rewinds the tape when it is done. Is there a way of having dump not rewind when it finishes? Thanks Peter Kocks pkocks@chemistry.stanford.edu
davew@viper.gvg.tek.com (David White) (04/25/91)
In article <1991Apr24.192745.19638@leland.Stanford.EDU>, kocks@jessica.stanford.edu (Peter Kocks) writes: |>I have found that the dump command always rewinds the tape when it is |>done. Is there a way of having dump not rewind when it finishes? Use the norewind tape device /dev/nrmt0h. This will allow you to get multiple dumps on one tape. ---------- Dave White Grass Valley Group, Inc. VOICE: +1 916.478.3052 P.O. Box 1114 Grass Valley, CA 95945 FAX: +1 916.478.3887 Internet: davew@gvgpsa.gvg.tek.com UUCP: ...uunet!tektronix!gvgpsa.gvg.tek.com!davew
bill@banana.fedex.com (bill daniels) (04/25/91)
kocks@jessica.stanford.edu (Peter Kocks) writes: >I have found that the dump command always rewinds the tape when it is >done. Is there a way of having dump not rewind when it finishes? >Thanks >Peter Kocks >pkocks@chemistry.stanford.edu You can more than likely specify the no-rewind tape device, ie. /dev/nrmt0h. This will allow you to concatenate dumps on a single large tape such as 8mm or 4mm. Try something like this: dump 0uf /dev/nmt0h / ; dump 0uf /dev/rmt0h /usr mt rewind restore tf /dev/nrmt0h ; mt fsf ; restore tf /dev/rmt0h bill -- these ravings are in no way sanctioned by federal express corp bill daniels | voice: (901)797-6328 federal express corp | fax: (901)797-6388 box 727-2891, memphis, tn 38194 | email: bill@banana.fedex.com -- these ravings are in no way sanctioned by federal express corp bill daniels | voice: (901)797-6328 federal express corp | fax: (901)797-6388 box 727-2891, memphis, tn 38194 | email: bill@banana.fedex.com
marler@cse.uta.edu (T. Gordon Marler) (05/02/91)
In article <1991Apr25.131610.7528@banana.fedex.com> bill@banana.fedex.com (bill daniels) writes: >kocks@jessica.stanford.edu (Peter Kocks) writes: > > >You can more than likely specify the no-rewind tape device, ie. /dev/nrmt0h. >This will allow you to concatenate dumps on a single large tape such as >8mm or 4mm. > >Try something like this: > >dump 0uf /dev/nmt0h / ; dump 0uf /dev/rmt0h /usr >mt rewind >restore tf /dev/nrmt0h ; mt fsf ; restore tf /dev/rmt0h > >bill What happens if the file system you are dumping to this tape runs off the end of the tape and has to continue on another? Will it give you problems when you try to restore it later? Gordon Marler System Manager Center for Computational Biomechanics UT Arlington -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Somewhere there's danger, Somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.