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Strange problem with TCTL erase - i/o error
Hello again, I've tested your random and zeros writing to the tape and it is writing to tape very slowly... I waited 24 hours for the tape to go to the end and I interrupted this process. So - the question is - is it a way to speed this process up? Another way to quickly write to the tape... -
Strange problem with TCTL erase - i/o error
Dear p5wizard, Thank you, it seems that you're right - the driver of my VXA-2 device does not recognise ERASE command while all other write operations are successfully completed. Writing zeros to the tape to erase it is a good idea. Have a nice day, KG -
Strange problem with TCTL erase - i/o error
Khalidaaa, unfortunately - there is. There is confidential company data on the tape it is going to be sent to the other company. We can't let the data on tape to be compromised, so we have to erase it before sending, in case of courier or post office failure. The backup on the tape wasn't made... -
Strange problem with TCTL erase - i/o error
Hello! I try to erase tape on AIX 5 system with tctl. I get the following message: # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 erase /dev/rmt0 erase 1 failed: There is an input or output error. Device is available, tape is inserted, tctl rewind works without error, tctl status shows the following info: # tctl...
