Quick File Access (QFA) for tape devices in FreeBSD?

2004-06-10 Thread Stefan A. Deutscher
Hi, I've got another question regarding tape access in FreeBSD. I am running 5.1Release on the box in question, but didn't see anything else on 4.8Release either. I find that, when using tar or dump, finding and restoring some file from a large archive on tape takes often a long time: -

Tape devices

2003-06-25 Thread Jon Mercer
Just a simple yes or no question: Under 5.1, is the nsa0 device the no rewind tape device, equivalent to nrsa0 under 4.x? Background is I'm trying to set up amanda, and tape device is the last peice of the jigsaw! Many thanks, Jon Mercer ___ [EMAIL