On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 03:55:19AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I know that I could change tapes by hand using a SCSI-Autoloader but will > tar/dump do it if they notice the current tape is full? > It's maybe a lame question but I found no answer in all the manuals and I > think about a Autoloader (and old ofcourse) as backupsolution for my data.
In my experience, tar and dump don't. However, a long time ago I wrote some backup scripts, based around dump, that used 'mt rewoffl' to unmount the current tape and mount the next on a simple dat autoloader. There also exists the chio command for controlling medium changers. Perhaps you can build a useful script that avoids hitting end-of-tape, and inserts this mt/chio command at the right time. Maybe hacking the dump source is another option. I'd guess other backup software, such as amanda from ports, can handle autoloaders/changers, but I have no experience of amanda myself. -- stephen
