StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive

‘Verify that the “ passwd” file was saved to tape using the following command:

tar tvf /dev/rst4

The system responds with

/etc/passwd

The installation and verification procedure is now complete.

C.2.2 Running SUN Diagnostics (Optional)

The diagnostic exerciser provided by the Sun operating system (“sundiag”) does not support the generic 8mm tape device configuration. In order to run “sundiag”, you must modify the st.conf file in the /kernel/drv directory. Change the “ tape type” in the swxte-datastring from 0x35 (generic 8mm tape drive) to 0x29 (Exabyte 8500 8mm cartridge) and re-boot the system with the “ boot -r” option. You can now run “sundiag” when the system is up and running.

CAUTION

Remember to change the “tape type” back to 0x35 and re-boot the system with the “boot -r” option after running “sundiag”.

C.2.3 Dump Parameters for the Tape Drive

The parameters that should be used when running the "ufsdump" utility with the SWXTE tape drive are as follows:

density (d) = 54000 (BPI)

size (s) = 13000 (112 m tape)

Example,

The following string is an example of how to back-up the entire disk partition onto the SWXTE tape drive:

ufsdump 0dsf 54000 13000 /dev/rst20 /dev/sd0g

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