Thank you for your input. I'm going to try them now.
Betsie
-Original Message-
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of
Mark Post
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:51 AM
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: Lin_tape and IBMtapeutil
>>> On 6
>>> On 6/23/2009 at 11:51 AM, "Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie)"
>>> wrote:
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> IBMtapeutil -f /dev/IBMtape0 rewind
> tar cvf /dev/IBMtape0 /directory1
> tar cvf /dev/IBMtape0 /directory2
You're telling the tar command to create a new archive each time. I suspect
that tar is issuing a rewind
Try using /dev/IBMtape0n. I believe that's the "no-rewind" node.
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From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of
Edmund R. MacKenty
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:21 PM
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Lin_tape
On Tuesday 23 June 2009 11:51, Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie) wrote:
>I am trying to tar several directories to an LTO-3 tape using lin_tape,
>IBMtapeutil and tar.
>I open the tape device and then issue the tar commands. When I check
>the tape contents with tar tvf, I only see the last directory.
>I
Hi,
I am trying to tar several directories to an LTO-3 tape using lin_tape,
IBMtapeutil and tar.
I open the tape device and then issue the tar commands. When I check
the tape contents with tar tvf, I only see the last directory.
I am not sure if I am not using the tar command correctly or if the
