[WBEL-users] Help with an ST tape streamer please

[marcusv]

Sorry Conor.
I'm a complete newbie at this.
And I hope you are able to assist me with this...

You said
>Install mt-st

I did...
[root@fileserver fileserver_backup]# install mt-st
install: too few arguments
Try `install --help' for more information.
[root@fileserver fileserver_backup]#

Do I have to be in any specific directory ..etc...

-----Original Message-----
From: whitebox-users-admin@beau.org
[mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org] On Behalf Of Conor Wynne
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:57 AM
To: nigel.kendrick@petdoctors.co.uk
Cc: whitebox-users@beau.org
Subject: RE: [WBEL-users] Help with an ST tape streamer please


> What is the output of:
> 1. cat /proc/scsi/scsi
>
> Attached devices:
> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
>   Vendor: Seagate  Model: STT20000A        Rev: 8A51
>   Type:   Sequential-Access                ANSI SCSI revision: 02

So its seen. So far so good.
Next try a test backup with a known working tape. If you used a tape in
another backup software, backlupexec/arcserve/netbackup etc etc, then
you may need to erase the tape first (get new media, you are better off)

Install mt-st

mt -f /dev/st0 status       (verify this is the correct device)
mt -f /dev/st0 erase

tar -cvf /dev/st0 /home/testfolder

Does it work?

Conor Wynne
Dublin
Irlande.
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