Dump from cron job, need to change tape

[Mike Maltese]

DDS2 is only 4GB native.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To: "Bob Collins" <bob at anything-inc.com>
Cc: <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: Dump from cron job, need to change tape


> >
> > Sorry to repost, but wanted to post with a subject line.
> >
> > >I hope I am not asking a NewB question, but I read through dump and
cron
> > >and see no obvious way to run a nightly dump through cron AND allow
user
> > >intervention to change the tape.
> > >
> > >I am running a DDS2 tape drive and trying to backup around 12GB. The
tape
> > >runs to the end, issues the end of tape, and then dump fails. I would
like
> > >to be able to change the tape and get a backup.
> > >
> > >Do I need to use some other software, or am I missing a switch or
> > >something somewhere?
>
> Since you didn't give any indication of what switches you used,
> it is hard to tell if you need something else.
>
> How about including at least what you used for a command line input.
>
> I am losing track, but isn't dds2 a nominal 10GB uncompressed capacity?
>
> ////jerry
>
> > >
> > >TIA
> > >Bob
> >
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