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Subject: Re: scsi tape backups
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On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, R Scott Murphy wrote:

> While trying to backup to a scsi tape, I am getting the 
> message that the tape is not formatted.  I have used both
> a pre-formatted tape, and formatted another.  In both cases
> I get the message.  Unfortnately, this is an incomplete 
> area in the documentation.  Am I missing something?  TIA.

See section 10.5 in the Handbook, on backups.  There is a short format
procedure for tapes.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major