Re: [flexbackup-help] Erase & Rewinding problem

[Edwin H. <ed...@co...>]

[ Miquel Rubio wrote: ]

> After installing flexbackup to Linux Suse 8.0. I have tried to backup
> some archive to the tape , but I could't because this didn't have index (
> needed -erase or -newtape ). So after executing flexbackup -fs
> /home/globals -erase, my tape was running after hours without any result.
> Are there some way to create a index faster ?

See if it's the mt "erase" process is running forever with ps or top.

Or just try "mt -f <device> erase".  If that just sits there forever (some
DAT drives I think - no experience here), then set $erase_rewind_only =
'true' in the config file and try it that way.


If it's NOT mt erase causing your problems, set $indexes to false, try
again, and report back with a log if you are still stuck...


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