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Admin: Created page with "This section of the appliance allows the user to work directly with the Tape Drives attached to the system. ===List Tapes=== To generate a list of all Tapes on the system, r..."

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This section of the appliance allows the user to work directly with the Tape Drives attached to the system.

===List Tapes===
To generate a list of all Tapes on the system, run the command;
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> tapes
> list
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===Mount Command===
The appliance accepts any normal Linux like mount commands to work with the tapes.
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> tapes
> mt <device> <command>
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* <device> - Tape device information (i.e. st0, st1, etc)
* <command> - Standard magnetic tape commands.

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 * '''fsf'''	    - Forward space count files. The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
 * '''bsf'''    - Backward space count files. The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
-* fsr	    - Forward space count records.
+* '''fsr'''	    - Forward space count records.
-* bsr	    - Backward space count records.
+* '''bsr'''	    - Backward space count records.
-* bsfm	    - Backward space count file marks. The tape is positioned on the beginning-of-the-tape side of the file mark.
+* '''bsfm'''	    - Backward space count file marks. The tape is positioned on the beginning-of-the-tape side of the file mark.
-* fsfm	    - Forward space count file marks. The tape is positioned on the beginning-of-the-tape side of the file mark.
+* '''fsfm'''	    - Forward space count file marks. The tape is positioned on the beginning-of-the-tape side of the file mark.
-* asf	    - Absolute space to file number count. Equivalent to rewind followed by fsf count.
+* '''asf'''	    - Absolute space to file number count. Equivalent to rewind followed by fsf count.
-* seek	    - Seek to block number count.
+* '''seek'''	    - Seek to block number count.
-* eom	    - Space to the end of the recorded media on the tape (for appending files onto tapes).
+* '''eom'''	    - Space to the end of the recorded media on the tape (for appending files onto tapes).
-* rewind    - Rewind the tape.
+* '''rewind'''    - Rewind the tape.
-* rewoffl   - Rewind the tape and, if applicable, unload the tape.
+* '''rewoffl'''   - Rewind the tape and, if applicable, unload the tape.
-* offline   - Sets the status of the tape to offline.
+* '''offline'''   - Sets the status of the tape to offline.
-* status    - Print status information about the tape unit.
+* '''status'''    - Print status information about the tape unit.
-* retension - Rewind the tape, then wind it to the end of the reel, then rewind it again.
+* '''retension''' - Rewind the tape, then wind it to the end of the reel, then rewind it again.
-* erase	    - Erase the tape.
+* '''erase'''	    - Erase the tape.
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 ===Useful mt Commands===
-* eof, weof - Write count EOF marks at current position.
+* '''eof, weof''' - Write count EOF marks at current position.
-* fsf	    - Forward space count files. The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
+* '''fsf'''	    - Forward space count files. The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
-* bsf	    - Backward space count files. The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
+* '''bsf'''    - Backward space count files. The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
 * fsr	    - Forward space count records.
 * bsr	    - Backward space count records.

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 * '''<command>''' - Standard magnetic tape commands.
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-* <device> - Tape device information (i.e. st0, st1, etc)
+* '''<device>''' - Tape device information (i.e. st0, st1, etc)
-* <command> - Standard magnetic tape commands.
+* '''<command>''' - Standard magnetic tape commands.
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