Hi Randy, Thanks a lot for your help. That is highly appreciated and it solved my problem after I created a symbolic link /dev/tape to the device file st0.
I have couple of more questions regarding this. 1. Will it support multiple tape cartridges (in most cases, yes, but still I have some doubts). Multiple cartridges means when one tape will get filled, tar should ask for a new tape and so forth. 2. I want to take backup not from root. I want to use my oracle user for the backup. But I am getting permission denied. What could be the way to permit my oracle user in order to take oracle backups. Please help. Naeem ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Kelsoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: Re: how to install a tape drive on a system with a pre-installed redhat 7.1 > Kathy Bieltz wrote: > > >Naeem, > > > >Search the Google news archives for stuff on using > >MAKEDEV. > >You use MAKEDEV to make the tape device files in > >/dev and then you will be able to use your tape drive. > > > >Kathy Bieltz > > > >Naeem Shah wrote: > > > > > > > >>I have posted my problem (mentioned below) regarding the DDS tape drive but > >>no one seems interested in suggesting me something about it. > >> > >>Please share your experience. Please help! > >> > >>Naeem > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Naeem Shah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 1994 12:21 PM > >>Subject: how to install a tape drive on a system with a pre-installed redhat > >>7.1 > >> > >> > >> > >>>I have one redhat 7.1 box installed on intel based system. I have recently > >>>added one HP tape drive (DDS) and want to configure it in my system. Could > >>>anybody help me guiding through the steps or a reference of any document > >>> > >>> > >>or > >> > >> > >>>website is also highly appreciated. > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > The device file should already be there, so you you probably don't need > to do the MAKEDEV. > > I am resending this from the direct email you sent me on 9/9/02: > > The module for the tape drive is st (scsi tape). If you do (as root) a > 'lsmod |grep st' the st mod should be there. > If it's not there, do a 'modprobe st' and it should install. > > Second, you probably want the dat to be /dev/tape so (as root) do a 'ln > -s /dev/st0 /dev/tape' > > Put a tape in the drive and try 'mt stat'. That should tell you some > things about your drive. > > If everything looks good, you should be able to do some kind of backup: > > tar -cvf /dev/tape /etc/passwd > > Then verify with: > > tar -tvf /dev/tape > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
