Hello Errol,
Do you rewind _after_ the backup? This command is missing in your
script. The rewind command will also update the volume table, so you
must rewind before removing the tape.
Jochen
: Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 19:23:42 -0400
: From: Errol Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
:
: Problem: We have recently found that we cannot restore from any of our
: tapes in rotation; we can restore from a tape
: made with same version of ftape 3.04d and dump from July 1998; so I would
: assume this means our tape drive and
: installation of ftape 3.04d is stable.
:
: [...]
:
: Here are the commands I use to make a backup, the email from the script
: shows that the dump takes place
: with NO errors:
:
: date
: /sbin/swapout 15
: echo Rewinding
: mt -f /dev/nzqft0 rewind
: echo Erasing
: mt -f /dev/nzqft0 erase
: echo Rewinding to begin Full Backup
: mt -f /dev/nzqft0 rewind
: echo Starting Full Backups
: echo Starting Full of /home
: /sbin/dump 0uBbf 1618147 10 /dev/nzqft0 /home
: date
: echo Starting Full of /
: /bin/mt -f /dev/nzqft0 eom
: /sbin/dump 0uBbf 1618147 10 /dev/nzqft0 /
: date
: echo Starting Full 0f /usr
: /bin/mt -f /dev/nzqft0 eom
: /sbin/dump 0uBbf 1618147 10 /dev/nzqft0 /usr
: date
: echo Starting Full of /var
: /bin/mt -f /dev/nzqft0 eom
: /sbin/dump 0uBbf 1618147 10 /dev/nzqft0 /var
: echo Done Full
: date
