Re: DLT tape drive, Ontape and Informix 7.24

In article <6lmjpj$5pg$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, dpimpo@my-dejanews.com writes >We want to use the Informix ontape utility to do an unattended backup on an >IBM 7205 Digital Linear Tape (dlt)drive > >Informix tech support told us: Only requirement for tape drive to work with >ontape is that it is an "auto-rewind" device... in other words, the ontape >utility does not issue the rewind command. > i.e. it should rewind when you close the device.. >IBM told us: no hardware is going to automatically rewind. > ??? Most devices do these days, just don't use the no-rewind tape device..i.e. use /dev/rmt/0 not /dev/rmt/0n.. >We would like to know... anyone out there ever use ontape with a dlt tape >drive? If it works, we would like to purchase a tape drive, if not, we do not >want to pay a restocking fee for returning such an expensive purchase. > >Thanks! > >-----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care