Backing up data to tape WAS [SunHELP] mt and ufsdump problem

[Bran Tregare]

Shouldn't you be using TAR to get your data onto the tape drive?

  tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 *the path of the data you want to back up*

  for my box here (under solaris8) it is
         tar cvfE /dev/rmt/0 /export/home/*

that backs up all the user directories from my machine.



At 12:03 PM 2/11/01 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi
>I am trying to make a backup of my data on my Sun box. I  puted a tape
>in the
>backup device.
>when I tape the command:
>  #mt -f /dev/rmt/0 fsf
>I get this error message:
>/dev/rmt/0 fsf 1 failed: I/O error
>I have change the tape. and I have shutdown the machine and restart it
>but there
>is no change.
>Could you help me. I am using solaris 2.6 on Sun Sparc Server 20
>
>regards,
>Souleymane
>
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