copperslim
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The backups on the my sun Server are failing because the tape is filling and asks for a second tape. The Tape unit is a Sun DLT 15/35 GB drive, I have a Compaq 35/70 GB DLT IV Unit I could use, would it be compatible.
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Failing Backups.
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KenCunningham
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Not sure about the DLT, but I'm sure someone else might know. Just as an aside, are you using the compressed version of the device driver (eg /dev/rmt/0c) for your backup or just the standard device. If not, it might be worth giving that a shot. HTH.
The Compaq DLT IV will work without any issues...if you continue to use the same tapes that were used in the DLT4000 (Sun DLT 15/35), you should either override ( enable compression) using front panel on the new drive or use new dlt tapes....by default Solaris uses compression on tape drive ( eg. /dev/rmt/0 you donot have to specify 0c ...just make sure your st.conf is configured properly and the patch for st.conf is installed.
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