RE: ontape on remote machine

Posted in 1999

Topics: Backup & Restore, Error Codes & Troubleshooting, Server Administration

Rick Rabe — Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:19:51 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEB99D.D95EEDFE Content-Type: text/plain Is /tape1 the full path name, or is it /dev/tape1? If /dev/tape1, then you need oserv:/dev/tape1. HTH rrabe > ---------- > From: Daniel Willems[SMTP:willems@soudal.com] > Reply To: Daniel Willems > Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 7:15 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: ontape on remote machine > > what we have is an operational NT-server "oserv" which has 2 tapedrives : > tape0 is a 8mm DAT tapedrive > tape1 is a DLT IV tape drive > > and a test NT-server "tserv" which has 1 tapedrive : > tape0 is a 8mm DAT tapedrive > > I want to make a "ontape -s -L 0" from tserv on the tape1 of oserv. > > I have tried the following in the ONCONFIG > > oserv:/tape1 > result : assert failed > > oserv:\\\\.\\\\tape1 > result : the system can not find the file specified > > oserv:\\tape1 > result : assert failed > > \\\\oserv\\tape1 > result : archive failed , function open tape device \\\\oserv\\tape1 failed > code -1 errno 2 > > oserv://./tape1 > result : could not write archive tape > > > What is wrong ? > > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEB99D.D95EEDFE Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2448.0"> <TITLE>RE: ontape on remote machine</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Is /tape1 the full = path name, or is it /dev/tape1? If /dev/tape1, then you need = oserv:/dev/tape1. HTH rrabe <UL> ---------- From:   = Daniel = Willems[SMTP:willems@soudal.com] Reply To: =       Daniel Willems Sent:   = Friday, June 18, 1999 7:15 = AM To: =     informix-list@iiug.org Subject: =        Re: ontape on remote machine what we have is an operational = NT-server "oserv" which has 2 tapedrives : tape0 is a 8mm DAT tapedrive tape1 is a DLT IV tape drive and a test NT-server "tserv" = which has 1 tapedrive : tape0 is a 8mm DAT tapedrive I want to make a "ontape -s -L = 0" from tserv on the tape1 of oserv. I have tried the following in the = ONCONFIG oserv:/tape1  result : assert failed oserv:\\\\.\\\\tape1  result : the system can not = find the file specified oserv:\\tape1  result : assert failed \\\\oserv\\tape1  result : archive failed , = function open tape device \\\\oserv\\tape1 failed code -1 errno 2 oserv://./tape1  result : could not write = archive tape What is wrong ? </UL> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEB99D.D95EEDFE--

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Daniel Willems — Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:23:18 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

in the ONCONFIG of oserv : TAPEDEV \\\\.\\tape1 so , I put in the ONCONFIG of tserv : TAPEDEV oserv://dev/tape1 result : could not write to archive tape TAPEDEV oserv:\\\\dev\\tape1 result : could not write to archive tape TAPEDEV oserv:\\\\.\\tape1 result : could not write to archive tape Any clues ?? Rick Rabe wrote in message <7kdpm5$bem$1@news.xmission.com>... > >This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand >this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > >------_=_NextPart_001_01BEB99D.D95EEDFE >Content-Type: text/plain > >Is /tape1 the full path name, or is it /dev/tape1? If /dev/tape1, then you >need oserv:/dev/tape1. > >HTH >rrabe >

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Clay Speicher — Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:12:30 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Try: TAPEDEV oserv:/dev/tape1 Make sure that the local user id that you use to invoke the backups has a ".rhosts" entry on the machine with the tape drive. If that isn't clear, then bone up on UNIX a bit. In article <7kklp7$d70$1@xenon.inbe.net>, "Daniel Willems" <willems@soudal.com> wrote: > in the ONCONFIG of oserv : > TAPEDEV \\\\.\\tape1> > so , I put in the ONCONFIG of tserv : > TAPEDEV oserv://dev/tape1 > result : could not write to archive tape > TAPEDEV oserv:\\\\dev\\tape1 > result : could not write to archive tape > TAPEDEV oserv:\\\\.\\tape1> result : could not write to archive tape > > Any clues ?? > > Rick Rabe wrote in message <7kdpm5$bem$1@news.xmission.com>... > > > >This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand > >this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > > >------_=_NextPart_001_01BEB99D.D95EEDFE > >Content-Type: text/plain > > > >Is /tape1 the full path name, or is it /dev/tape1? If /dev/tape1, then you > >need oserv:/dev/tape1. > > > >HTH > >rrabe > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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Daniel Willems — Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:32:19 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Thanks for your help, if I try this, he returns "could not write archive tape" BTW, I'm running Windows NT 4.0 Clay Speicher wrote in message <7kqiv8$54v$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... >Try: > >TAPEDEV oserv:/dev/tape1 > >Make sure that the local user id that you use to invoke the backups has >a ".rhosts" entry on the machine with the tape drive. > >If that isn't clear, then bone up on UNIX a bit. >

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furanga@my-deja.com — Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:40:27 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Try \\\\oserv\\tape1 or try to mapping the device as ej. Z: from pserv In article <7kt1fm$crh$1@nickel.uunet.be>, "Daniel Willems" <willems@soudal.com> wrote: > Thanks for your help, > > if I try this, he returns "could not write archive tape" > > BTW, I'm running Windows NT 4.0 > > Clay Speicher wrote in message <7kqiv8$54v$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... > >Try: > > > >TAPEDEV oserv:/dev/tape1 > > > >Make sure that the local user id that you use to invoke the backups has > >a ".rhosts" entry on the machine with the tape drive. > > > >If that isn't clear, then bone up on UNIX a bit. > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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