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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 11:10:27 +0930
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: chrw <shredder@hack.babel.dk>
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Subject: Re: backup strategy and implementation
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On Thu, Aug 28, 1997 at 10:47:37AM +0200, chrw wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I wanna take backup on 2 large IRIX hosts, using "tar" and "rmt" across the
> network, using a tapestreamer on a FreeBSD "backup host".. I was thinking,
> is there any problems in doing backups on IRIX using a streamer on a
> FreeBSD machine?
>
> As far as I know, the "rmt", "tar" and "rsh" are the same protocols /
> programs, regardless of hardware platform, or even unix variant.. 

I seem to recall that IRIX sometimes swaps bytes.  I think it's only
with cpio, but I'm not sure.  I use GNU tar on IRIX, since the IRIX
tar is pretty broken.

> But I am not 100 % sure of this .. anyway, my streamer is a HP
> SureStore 6000, I was a little confused by the hardware FAQ, it
> reads .. :
>
>  .. "Hewlett-Packard HP C1533A,
>
> .. This drive is used in Hewlett-Packard's SureStore 6000eU and 6000i
>  tape drives and C1533A DDS-2DAT drive."
>
> Does this mean that my drive ( SureStore 6000 ) is supported?

Yes.  It's a good drive.

Greg