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- X-RFC822-From: adelman (Kenneth Adelman) @ TGV.COM
- From: adelman@TGV.COM
- Subject: Re: rdump RS/6000--> VMS 8mm EXABYTE
- Organization: The INFO-MULTINET Community
- Message-ID: <2020334828AUG92005033@TGV.COM>
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- >> I am trying to rdump a disk on an IBM RS/6000 to a VMS 8mm exabyte drive.
- >> I have to do several rdumps in order to backup all the partitions of the IBM
- >> disk, but I keep overwriting the tape even though I use /nomount/nounload, ie.
- >> # rdump 0f vax:muc0:/nomount/nounload/nostream /usr (/var,/tmp..etc)
- >> rrestore tvf vax:muc0: verifies that I always have only a single 'saveset' on
- >> tape.
- >> Sometime ago I read of some problems using rdump with 8mm drives. Can it be
- >> done, or am I missing something?
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- > We have the same problem here with our 8mm. It works fine with a
- > TK50 or real 9-track tape; I've just written it off as a bug in our
- > 8mm drive firmware.
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- > 8mm and 4mm devices are only supported by RMT to the extent that
- > they correctly emulate 9-track or TK devices.
-
- Oops. My mistake. You should first try adding the /NOREWIND
- switch before assuming that this is the problem.
-
- ken
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