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Chapter 4: Tape Drives
This chapter covers what you need to know about the tape drives on your workstation or server. The cartridge tape device is used primarily for filesystem backups and data transfer.
The following sections are contained in this chapter:
For information on backing up data onto tapes, see IRIX Admin: Backup, Security, and Accounting. If you are installing a tape drive, see the installation instructions furnished with the hardware.
Almost all workstations are configured with some sort of tape device for making backup copies of your files. Whether you maintain one system or a network of hundreds of workstations, you will eventually have to use and maintain some form of tape drive.
- Adding a Tape Drive
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- 1/2-Inch Tape Drives
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- 8mm and 4mm Tape Drives
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- QIC Tape Drives
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- Using dump With DAT Tapes
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- Tape Drive Cleaning Process
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