That returns me to my question, when Oracle asks me to mount a tape device for use as a backup device, what does it mean? There has to be someone out there using a tape device to back up Oracle databases. With Informix, I can just give it the regular tape device and it knows what to do. (/dev/st0) On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:55:26 -0700 "Serge Dubrouski" <sergeyfd@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I'm afraid tapes don't have block device files at all because they > are > character (data is read sequentially byte by byte) devices by > definition of a tape. There is no way to mount a tape like a hard > drive. > > On 1/2/07, Larry D Sorensen <larry.sorensen@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > That sounds logical, but /dev/st0 is not a block device. 'mount' > is > > looking for a block device to mount. > > > > On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:33:38 -0600 Robert Canary > <rwcanary@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > writes: > > > I guess you would mount it the same way you would any other > device > > > > > > > mount -t <fstype> </dev/xxx> <mount directory> > > > > > > Larry D Sorensen wrote: > > > > > > > I know that this is not the forum for Oracle, but I have a > simple > > > > question. I am fairly new to Oracle. I am told that to do a > tape > > > backup > > > > of a database, I have to mount a tape drive. I have never had > to > > > mount a > > > > tape drive before. What is involved in mounting a tape drive > for > > > use by > > > > Oracle backup (rman)? > > > > > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe > > > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
