Excerpts from transarc.external.info-afs: 13-Feb-98 Re: Backing up
.backup volumes "David Rankin"@vnet.ibm. (1966*)
> If you're using a tape stacker and AFS 3.4a, tell it to not prompt at all,
> even for errors. Unfortunately, I don't have the manuals at hand, so I
> don't remember the exact sequence. However, if you're doing this by hand,
> I don't see an alternative. That said, this is a sign of a problem, IMHO,
> and should not occur regularly.
It is the ASK configuration parameter and is not limited to tape stacker
support. Specifying "ASK no" within the /usr/afs/backup/CFG_<tape> file
(similar to TL_<tape>) will not prompt the operator (except for tape
changes). Tape change prompts are handled with the MOUNT configuration
parameter and also not limited to stackers.
Failed to reclone a volume is just one of 3 or 4 scenarios where butc
may prompt. Checking the TE_<tape> log files is then needed to determine
if a volume failed to dump.
- John Morin
Advanced Member of Technical Staff
Transarc Corporation
