Re: [SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
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Re: [SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
I have a Sony SDT-7000 tape drive to be used to back up a Linux server. Everything was fine until I tried to back up a large amount of data on a 20gb drive. I have tried using both dump and tar and with each got a message at the end of the first volume that it was time to change volumes. When I did so, I got an I/O error message and had to abort the dump (or tar). When you say "volume", are you refering to the tape as a volume, or the disk ? The reason I ask is that, if you are TARing, there is a special switch to span tapes. See the man page(s). I suspect there may be something wrong with the driver. Formerly I used this same drive on a SCO Unix box without a problem. The driver sounds OK - probably just the command you're using... Now, if anyone can tell me how to get my DDS3 drive to back up more than 4Gb (it's a 12/24 Gb drive !!) on DDS3 tapes...:-) Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
Jon Biddell wrote:
Now, if anyone can tell me how to get my DDS3 drive to back up more than
4Gb (it's a 12/24 Gb drive !!) on DDS3 tapes...:-)
It is in the archives somewhere, but
60M = 1Gb
90M = 4Gb?
120M = 8Gb
125M = 12Gb
Probably incorrect, but someone will know for sure.
Either you have the wrong tapes or the drive is not recognising their
true capacity.
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Re: [SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
Yes...I am using tape, not disk. "Volume" can refer to any medium in this context. I am using the -M option with tar. The end-of-volume seems to be sensed correctly. The I/O error occurs after mounting the new tape. Dennis On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Jon Biddell wrote: I have a Sony SDT-7000 tape drive to be used to back up a Linux server. Everything was fine until I tried to back up a large amount of data on a 20gb drive. I have tried using both dump and tar and with each got a message at the end of the first volume that it was time to change volumes. When I did so, I got an I/O error message and had to abort the dump (or tar). When you say "volume", are you refering to the tape as a volume, or the disk ? The reason I ask is that, if you are TARing, there is a special switch to span tapes. See the man page(s). I suspect there may be something wrong with the driver. Formerly I used this same drive on a SCO Unix box without a problem. The driver sounds OK - probably just the command you're using... Now, if anyone can tell me how to get my DDS3 drive to back up more than 4Gb (it's a 12/24 Gb drive !!) on DDS3 tapes...:-) Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
Jon Biddell was once rumoured to have said: Now, if anyone can tell me how to get my DDS3 drive to back up more than 4Gb (it's a 12/24 Gb drive !!) on DDS3 tapes...:-) Sounds like you're using DDS2 tapes in a DDS3 drive. Also, don't bother quoting the "compressed" capacity figures - They're just marketing drivel. I've yet to see a tape-drive actually achieve it on real-life data. -- --==-- Crossfire | This email was brought to you [EMAIL PROTECTED] | on 100% Recycled Electrons --==-- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
Crossfire was once rumoured to have said: [SNIP] My apologies - mutt and sendmail were being flaky - and I didn't work out what was going on before I suddenly discovered I'd sent this 6 times. :( -- --==-- Crossfire | This email was brought to you [EMAIL PROTECTED] | on 100% Recycled Electrons --==-- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
I sent something about this last week but I guess it got lost with all the stuff about meeting formats, ADSL, etc. I have a Sony SDT-7000 tape drive to be used to back up a Linux server. Everything was fine until I tried to back up a large amount of data on a 20gb drive. I have tried using both dump and tar and with each got a message at the end of the first volume that it was time to change volumes. When I did so, I got an I/O error message and had to abort the dump (or tar). I suspect there may be something wrong with the driver. Formerly I used this same drive on a SCO Unix box without a problem. Thanks, Dennis GIF image
Re: [SLUG] Sony SDT-7000 tape drive problems
Dennis Gray wrote:
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I have a Sony SDT-7000 tape drive to be used to back up a Linux server.
Everything was fine until I tried to back up a large amount of data on a
20gb drive. I have tried using both dump and tar and with each got a message
at the end of the first volume that it was time to change volumes. When I
did so, I got an I/O error message and had to abort the dump (or tar).
Same problem here. I haven't solved it yet. I just split the backups.
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