Re[2]: [OpenAFS-devel] backing up afs

[Ron Croonenberg]

Hi Kim,

actually the tape size is set to 30Gb, the actual size.

Ron

>Hi Ron,
>
>My guess is the tapeconfig file.
>
>There's a tapesize setting in there for the device (in your case a file)
>that you're dumping to.
>
>Set the tapesize to a ridiculously high number, and butc may stop asking for
>a tape.
>
>At this point, I believe, butc thinks you're only dumping to a 2GB tape and
>therefore is prompting.
>
>Add three zeros to the tape size -- unless you're dumping more than 2 TB.
>
>Your mileage may vary.
>
>Kim
>
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: openafs-devel-admin@openafs.org
>     > [mailto:openafs-devel-admin@openafs.org]On Behalf Of Mitch
>     > Collinsworth
>     > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:17 PM
>     > To: Ron Croonenberg
>     > Cc: openafs-devel@openafs.org
>     > Subject: Re: [OpenAFS-devel] backing up afs
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Ron Croonenberg wrote:
>     >
>     > > Everything worked fine when I was working with a volumeset
>     > for testing, but
>     > > apparently butc does start asking when a 2nd tape (???? I
>     > am dumping to a file
>     > > ?) needs to be inserted. I know I am dumping to a file, I
>     > can see that from a
>     > > log file.
>     >
>     > vos dump to a pipe does not encounter the 2 GB limitation.
>     >
>     > -Mitch
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