StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive
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Order Number: EK–STWCT–UG. E01
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-data
string 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
