# to tar to a tape tar -xvf /dev/rmt/0m /usr Background: there is an application in Datatel that will only write to a tape device using the settape command, so we are giving it a disk to write to with the SETTAPE command. called 1800-328-2835 opt2 (solution center)/opt4 (systems) left message. case id = 16837 -------------------------------------------------------- Find devices on system (used or not) -------------------------------------------------------- jstile /datatel/filebackup >>ioscan -fnC disk |grep -v disk Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description ====================================================================== 1 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0 2 /dev/dsk/c0t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0 3 /dev/dsk/c0t3d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t3d0 4 /dev/dsk/c0t4d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t4d0 5 /dev/dsk/c0t5d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t5d0 6 /dev/dsk/c0t6d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0 7 /dev/dsk/c0t8d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t8d0 8 /dev/dsk/c0t9d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t9d0 9 /dev/dsk/c0t10d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t10d0 10 /dev/dsk/c0t12d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t12d0 11 /dev/dsk/c0t15d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t15d0 12 /dev/dsk/c1t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0 13 /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0 14 /dev/dsk/c1t3d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t3d0 15 /dev/dsk/c1t4d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0 16 /dev/dsk/c1t5d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t5d0 17 /dev/dsk/c1t6d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t6d0 18 /dev/dsk/c1t8d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t8d0 19 /dev/dsk/c1t9d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t9d0 20 /dev/dsk/c1t10d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t10d0 21 /dev/dsk/c1t12d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t12d0 22 /dev/dsk/c1t15d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t15d0 23 /dev/dsk/c2t5d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t5d0 24 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t6d0 /dev/cdrom /dev/dsk/c4t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t2d0 -------------------------------------------------------- find devices in use by an logical volume -------------------------------------------------------- jstile /datatel/filebackup >>strings /etc/lvmtab /dev/vg00 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0 24 /dev/dsk/c2t5d0 23 /dev/dsk/c0t9d0 8 /dev/dsk/c1t9d0 19 /dev/vg03 /dev/dsk/c0t12d0 10 /dev/dsk/c1t12d0 21 /dev/vg02 /dev/dsk/c0t10d0 9 /dev/dsk/c0t15d0 11 /dev/dsk/c1t10d0 20 /dev/dsk/c1t15d0 22 /dev/vg01 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0 1 /dev/dsk/c0t2d0 2 /dev/dsk/c0t3d0 3 /dev/dsk/c0t4d0 4 /dev/dsk/c0t5d0 5 /dev/dsk/c0t6d0 6 /dev/dsk/c1t1d0 12 /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 13 /dev/dsk/c1t3d0 14 /dev/dsk/c1t4d0 15 /dev/dsk/c1t5d0 16 /dev/dsk/c1t6d0 17 ========================================================== Freee drives are 7 and 18 (/dev/dsk/c0t8d0, and /dev/dsk/c1t8d0) Using /dev/dsk/c0t8d0 to SETTAPE 0 ========================================================== :SETTAPE 0 /dev/dsk/c0t8d0 /dev/dsk/c0t8d0 4096 unit # = 0. non rewind device:/datatel/filebackup/moctape rewind device :/datatel/filebackup/moctape block size =4096 unit 0 definition exist, do you want to overwrite(Y/N)Y :SETTAPE 0 unit # = 0. non rewind device:/dev/dsk/c0t8d0 rewind device :/dev/dsk/c0t8d0 block size =4096 ============================================================ TEST IT from Datatel System ============================================================ cd /datatel/live/collive/ udt :HR PPR -> DDP -> DDPN -> ENTER EFFECTIVE START DATE or END: 12/01/00 ENTER BANK CODE or END: 10 NEW PRENOTES ONLY OR ALL OUTSTANDING PRENOTES: (N,A,END) a IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? (Y,N,END): y IS THE TAPE DRIVE AVAILABLE FOR USE? (Y,N): y CANNOT WRITE TO TAPE DRIVE... ENTER Y TO TRY AGAIN or END: ----------------------------------------------------------------- this id not work, so I'm calling datatel.