On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 01:52:44PM -0500, Sean Connors wrote: > Sir, > > A simple command, but you must ensure that your tape drive has native > compression turned off and you use a no-rewind device. If your tape > drive is say /dev/st0, then the command would be: > > amtapetype -f /dev/nst0 > > The command itself can take up to 72 hours to complete, but the result > is specific to your system. Again, ensure hardware compression is turned > off. > > > Yogesh Hasabnis wrote: > >Hi All, > > > >I would be grateful if anybody can forward me the > >tapetype definition for an HP Ultrium 960 LTO3 tape > >device (external). The SCSI controller used is an HP > >374654-B21 - 64-bit Single Channel Wide Ultra320 SCSI > >Controller. Basically, on what factors does the > >tapetype deifintion depend? Else if I need to give the > >amtapetype command is the command "amtapetype -t > >/dev/nst0" sufficient? Or do I need to specify > >additional arguments to the command? How much time > >will this command take? > > > >Apologies if this question is already answered. > > > >Thanks in advance. > >
I wouldn't trust an amtapetype run that took 72 hrs. Nor a 48 or 24 hr run either. An extremely fast amtapetype would be 3 hrs, a very slow one 12 hr. Be sure to use the -e option to avoid overly long runs. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
