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StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive SBB
E–4 Order Number: EK–STWCT–UG. E01
E.2.1.6 Verification
Use the following command to verify that the “passwd” file was written to tape:
tar tvf /dev/rmt/c201d4h
or
tar tvf /dev/rmt/8_8mm8500c
The system responds with something similar to the following:
rw-r--r-- 0/10 535 Jan 14 16:31 1995 /etc/passwd
The installation and verification procedure is now complete.
E.2.2 Dump Parameters for the Tape Drive
The parameters that should be used when running the dump utility with the tape drive are:
density = 54000
size = choose from table
15 m 54 m 112 m
8200(c) 804 2893 6000
8500(c) 1741 6268 13000
blocking factor = 126 (recommended)
Example
The following example shows the command for backing up an entire disk partition onto the
tape drive, using a 112-meter tape:
dump 0dsbf 54000 13000 126 /dev/rmt/c201d4h /dev/dsk/c201d5s0
or
dump 0dsbf 54000 13000 126 /dev/rmt/8_8mm8500c /dev/vg00/rlvol5
For further help, refer to man pages of the dump command.