DDS2 is only 4GB native. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bob Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Dump from cron job, need to change tape
> > > > Sorry to repost, but wanted to post with a subject line. > > > > >I hope I am not asking a NewB question, but I read through dump and cron > > >and see no obvious way to run a nightly dump through cron AND allow user > > >intervention to change the tape. > > > > > >I am running a DDS2 tape drive and trying to backup around 12GB. The tape > > >runs to the end, issues the end of tape, and then dump fails. I would like > > >to be able to change the tape and get a backup. > > > > > >Do I need to use some other software, or am I missing a switch or > > >something somewhere? > > Since you didn't give any indication of what switches you used, > it is hard to tell if you need something else. > > How about including at least what you used for a command line input. > > I am losing track, but isn't dds2 a nominal 10GB uncompressed capacity? > > ////jerry > > > > > > >TIA > > >Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
