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From: MIKE@CISCO.NOSC.MIL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Accessing remote tape drives
Message-ID: <9010171413.aa09900@VGR.BRL.MIL>
Date: 15 Oct 90 22:29:00 GMT
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	I'm trying to access an 8mm tape unit on a remote Sun ...

% rsh kluso mt -f /dev/rst1 status
Exabyte EXB-8200 8mm tape drive:
   sense key(0x0)= no sense   residual= 0   retries= 0
   file no= 0   block no= 0

	According to TM, using the -t option I should be able to specify such
a unit:

% mt -t kluso:/dev/rst1 status
kluso:/dev/rst1: I/O error

	At least I seem to be able to validate the existence of a drive:
	
% mt -t kluso:/dev/rst2 status
kluso:/dev/rst2: No such device or address

	Of course, I want to eventually use Backup -t to dump to the Sun. I
have a feeling it won't work, I'm wondering why? Do I have to have an 8mm
driver on the local host? If this won't work, why doesn't the documentation say
so? (SGI?)

							Mike

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.	Mike Pawka	Systems Programmer  NOSC  San Diego, CA 92152         .
.       Internet: mike@cisco.nosc.mil  OR  pawka@nosc.mil  619-553-4108       .
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