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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!cancer.vividnet.com!hunter.premier.net!news.cais.net!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!picard.chickasaw.com!picard.chickasaw.com!smcmahon From: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@chickasaw.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: ideal parameters for backup tape Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 08:47:02 -0500 Organization: Chickasaw Nation Net Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.960916084509.13845A-100000@picard.chickasaw.com> References: <323954B8.167EB0E7@innet.be> <51e1gk$cv2@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: picard.chickasaw.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <51e1gk$cv2@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.admin:47405 comp.unix.questions:87722 comp.unix.misc:25121 comp.unix.solaris:82665 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4879 On Fri, 13 Sep 1996, Lance Cavener wrote: > dump 0fu /dev/rst0_dds 9999999 /usr > > I have no interest in figuring out the density of the tape :P.. > Anyway, if you know it will fit all on one tape, than this option is > okay for you. Even if it won't all fit on one tape, this option is ok if: 1) The tape drive detects end-of-tape, and the driver deals with this information properly. 2) The dump session is controlled by an actual login, so that a human being can respond to prompts to switch tapes. Shawn McMahon | Smokesignals Computer Company Senior System Operator | Southern Oklahoma's Internet Service Provider Chickasaw Nation Net | 405 332-0033 http://www.chickasaw.com