Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of BrunoSandBox

Timestamp:

Jan 5, 2007, 7:15:45 PM (19 years ago)

Author:

Bruno Cornec

Comment:

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 ''Mandriva pkgs update'' (Done)
 
+Look at tape management:
+
+"Bill R. Williams" <brw_at_etsu.edu>
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+FWIW:  I seen problems with other platform/backup-software wherein the
+backup was to tape and verify was attempted.  (I won't mention names.  :-)
+
+ANYWAY, my rule of thumb regarding use of tape devices is :
+        mt -f $TAPE status
+                I can check $? to see if it at least can "see" the
+                device.
+        mt -f $TAPE rewind
+                I can check $? to see if it can operate the device,
+                and this will cause a "wait" until the device is
+                ready.
+This also always assures me that my $TAPE is at the beginning.
+For those of ye saying, "Well, duh!"
+Let me just say: NEVER presume that your tape is at the beginning!
+There are devices which allow use of TAPE with NO-REWIND-ON
+open/close.
+Other *opinions* of note:
+*       I always set my tape device to blocksize=0 which means
+        variable-blocks.
+*       I always write the biggest blocksize to tape that I can.  The
+        bigger the tape block and the faster the read/writes plus the
+        more efficient use of the physical media.  IOW: You get more
+        data on the tape with bigger blocks.
+Of couse these come from the "old school" and have served me well even
+up through the new LTO devices.
+(Yes, I have seen open-spool tape run off the end of the reel. Go
+ahead and laugh.  ...was never funny at the time.  :-)
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