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  1. kyle123

    extracting multiple tar files from tape

    FYI, found a solution. while true do /usr/local/bin/gtar -xvf /dev/rmt/1n done
  2. kyle123

    I/O DEVICE ERROR WHEN TRYING TO RESTORE

    Check the "all logs entries" from the gui and see if it gives you more details. It sounds like a read error, possibly due to blocksize. You may also want to check the micro code for the tape drive. Be warned however, if you update firmware you may not be able to restore from the tape...
  3. kyle123

    I/O DEVICE ERROR WHEN TRYING TO RESTORE

    Check that the device is in an "up" state.
  4. kyle123

    extracting multiple tar files from tape

    How do you extract multiple tar files from tape without having to use the mt -f /dev/rmt/# fsf 1,2,etc., or by using the /dev/rmt/#n, and having to restart the tar xvf multiple times.
  5. kyle123

    totalling columns/fields

    Howdo you total the file size field from tar tvf output to verify the backup size is the same as the restored size? Thanks.

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