Re: Ontape command and auto loading tape device
---- you wrote:
> can anyone offer any advice ?
>
> we've got an DDS2 4mm auto loader SCSI tape device on
> our AIX 4.2.1.0 server.
>
> we are running informix dynamic server 7.24UC3
>
> problem is the backup routine is not 'moving' on to the next tape
> in our auto loader.
>
> we are running this ontape command , 'ontape -s -L 0'
>
> the tape variables in our informix config files are TAPEBLK 1024 , TAPESIZE
> 8192000
>
> ontape will not rewind, eject the current tape and load next tape for some
> reason
>
> any ideas ?
Sure. You can't use this type of device in the way you expect, unless it really can auto load the next tape. If you fill one tape and the auto loader loads another tape automatically, then you can use it with ontape. BUT, you must set your tape size to the TOTAL of all tapes in the device so that ontape sees it as one large tape.
AB
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thanks AB for the reply.
It really can autoload the next tape , yes
I seem to recall not being able to set the Tape Size variable any larger
when I
was initially setting up the machine. is there maybe a maximum that this can
be set
to?
i will do as you suggest at lunch time at see what happens.
cheers
noel
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>
> ---- you wrote:
> > can anyone offer any advice ?
> >
> > we've got an DDS2 4mm auto loader SCSI tape device on
> > our AIX 4.2.1.0 server.
> >
> > we are running informix dynamic server 7.24UC3
> >
> > problem is the backup routine is not 'moving' on to the next tape
> > in our auto loader.
> >
> > we are running this ontape command , 'ontape -s -L 0'
> >
> > the tape variables in our informix config files are TAPEBLK 1024 ,
TAPESIZE> > 8192000
> >
> > ontape will not rewind, eject the current tape and load next tape for
some
> > reason
> >
> > any ideas ?
>
> Sure. You can't use this type of device in the way you expect, unless it
really can auto load the next tape. If you fill one tape and the auto
loader loads another tape automatically, then you can use it with ontape.
BUT, you must set your tape size to the TOTAL of all tapes in the device so
that ontape sees it as one large tape.
>
> AB
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