ammad shah wrote:
Dear all,
i am trying to backup on tape drive (lto3), but when i save it , it always overwrite on previous files. even though i am writing every time a new file.
#tar -cvf /dev/st0 backup-01-09.tar.gz
#tar -tvf /dev/st0
backup-01-09.tar.gz
#tar -czvf /dev/st0 backup-02-09.tar.gz
#tar -tvf /dev/st0
backup-02-09.tar.gz
Why ?
and how do i know space left on tape drive before backup. i am using single cartridge IBM LTO 3 tape drive.
thanks.
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Use device /dev/nst0 instead of /dev/st0. It is the same tape drive,
but the 'n' means 'no rewind' between files.
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