Hi We are using digital unix 4.0d version. We are doing backup of the oracle databases using tar. There are more larger files on one DLT tape - 6 files and each of them is cca 3GB large. I can list the tape using tar -tv without problems. Last week I tried to restore one 3gb file from tape using tar xv command. I get the error - file does not look like a tar archive. Because the file are large I think I have to change some system parameter...
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does not look like a tar archive
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Has the tar archive been written to more than 1 tape archive? ie; use the 'mt' command to rewund the tape and then try your tar xv. Now us 'mt fsf' to move the tape onto the next archive and re-try the tar xv...
If this fails then make sure the tar is rewound and using the 'pax' command to restore the archive (see the pax man page)..
Regards..
DSB
Has the tar archive been written to more than 1 tape archive? ie; use the 'mt' command to rewund the tape and then try your tar xv. Now us 'mt fsf' to move the tape onto the next archive and re-try the tar xv...
If this fails then make sure the tar is rewound and using the 'pax' command to restore the archive (see the pax man page)..
Regards..
DSB
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