Re: How to access tape drive ?
Wilson:
I have a SCSI tape too. The device names are /dev/st0 (rewinds after
each operation) and /dev/nst0 (does NOT rewind after each operation -
you or your program/script must do the rewind).
You can use 'mt -f /dev/[n]st0 OPERATION' to manipulate a tape
(do man mt for a description of the OPERATIONS that are available).
For backups, use 'tar' or (I prefer) 'dump and restore'.
Dean Provins
Calgary
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> Dear all,
>
> I have a scsi tape drive and want to use it to backup. From the
> output of dmesg, i know that the tape drive is detected. However, I don't
> know the device file name of the drive.
>
> The output of "dmesg" command :
>
> scsi : 1 host.
> Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-34330W Rev: S65A
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.
> Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-34330W Rev: S65A
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:1:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.
> Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST31200N Rev: 8648
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Detected scsi disk sdc at scsi0, channel 0, id 2, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:2:0) Synchronous at 10.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.
> Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST31200N Rev: 8648
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Detected scsi disk sdd at scsi0, channel 0, id 4, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:4:0) Synchronous at 10.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.
> Vendor: SONY Model: SDT-2000E Rev: E326
> Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> (scsi0:0:6:0) Synchronous at 5.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8.
> scsi : detected 4 SCSI disks total.
>
>
>
> Pls help! Thank you very much!
>
> Wilson
>
>
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