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Date:      Sat, 18 Nov 1995 19:06:30 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
To:        Bill Henderson <wjh@bhoss.ifx.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: tape INIT ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9511181953.I17750-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.951118144004.wjh@bhoss.ifx.net>

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On Sat, 18 Nov 1995, Bill Henderson wrote:

> Since I have VMS exp. and not alot of UNIX exp. can anyone tell me if there is
> a tape init command, I have a scsi tape drive that I am trying to backup to
> and keep running out of space, it is a 2gig tape and I know the system does not
> have taht much data on it, also is there any goog backup progs. for freebsd ?
> 
> How about some ex backup commands ?

	i am using an exabyte 4mm tape drive "EXABYTE EXB-4200 114" with 
success.  here are the command that i use:

#!/bin/sh
echo "" >> dump.log
echo "" >> dump.log
echo "" >> dump.log
/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/rst0 rewind
/sbin/dump 0unBbf 1200000 10 /dev/nrst0 /dev/sd1a 2>&1 | tee -a  /root/dump.log
/sbin/dump 0unBbf 1200000 10 /dev/nrst0 /dev/sd1e 2>&1 | tee -a  /root/dump.log
/sbin/dump 0unBbf 1200000 10 /dev/rst0 /dev/sd1f 2>&1  | tee -a  /root/dump.log
/usr/bin/mt -f /dev/rst0 rewoffl



> 
> 
> thanks...
> 
> 

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