Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 17:16:37 -0800 (PST) From: <keith@mail.telestream.com> To: elazich@AlaskaAir.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: /dev/rsa0 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9912061716200.11992-100000@mail.telestream.com> In-Reply-To: <msg57231.thr-56f96d8d.84746b8e@alaskaair.com>
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Yes it helps.. Thanks a lot.. Keith On Mon, 6 Dec 1999 elazich@AlaskaAir.com wrote: > if you run dmesg|more you should see among the drivers loaded an > identifier for the tape device. This is the base name, sa followed by > a number for SCSI tape or wst followed by a number for IDE tape if > memory serves starting with 0. Each device is typically accessed as a > raw device so if you have 1 SCSI tape device it's dev file is rsa0. > This device is rewound at the end of a session. For the same device, > if you want to leave the tape positioned where it was at the end of the > last backup so you could tack on more data, you would perform the > backup using nrsa0, the non-rewinding version of the device. > > Hope this helps, > > Eli > > keith@mail.telestream.com writes: > >In the dump man page it states; > >"/dev/rsa0 default tape unit to dump to" > >I am wanting to use a Sony Super Station tape system as a device to dump > >to. Would the /dev/rsa0 change to some other dev? If not, how does the > >system know to call it rsa0? The unit is an IDE device. > >Realy green on tape systems and FreeBSD so show some sympathy. :) > >Any RTFM URL's would be greatly apreciated, or some simple advise on > >tape > >storage and FreeBSD would be nice, or comments/don't do it's. Any info > >is > >great. > > >Thanks a million. > >Keith > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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