[SunHELP] Tar extraction problems

[Brian Hechinger]

> Are you rewinding the tape before you try and restore the tar file?
>> I'm trying to back up some Oracle files using the tar command below:
>> HOST tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0cbn /d2/oradata/SID1/system01.dbf

he is most definitely not rewinding the tape with the tar operation.

do: tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0cb /d2/oradata/SID1/system01.dbf

instead, and it will rewind the tape it is done the tar.  then there is no
need to do an mt rew all the time.


cheers,

-brian