I figured out pre-initializing the tape by trial and error, but now I'm stuck at knowing how to respond when I get the OPCON request for another tape. The system drive has too much data for one tape, but at least I managed to make it through writing one tape.
> On Jun 13, 2015, at 16:46, Jerry Weiss <j...@ieee.org> wrote: > > Very good progress. > > Suggest you initialize and mount the tapes first, then do the backup. > > $init mta0:/density=1600 JUN2015 > > $mount mta0: JUN2015 > > Substitute your actual tape device name for mta0: and need to use /density > as applicable. > > > > Jerry Weiss, WB9MRI > j...@ieee.org > > > >> On Jun 13, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: >> >> >>> On Jun 13, 2015, at 14:29, Peter Coghlan <cct...@beyondthepale.ie> wrote: >>> Did I say that? >>> >>> I meant: >>> >>> $ spawn /nowait @sys$system:startup.com >>> >>> (sorry) >> >> Aha! Now I understand. >> >> Ok, I have the SYSTEM password reset, and the license pak installed. Next >> task is to perform backups. First attempt to do that has presented my next >> learning opportunity: >> >> How do I respond to tape mount requests on the same console where I'm >> running BACKUP? When I get the request asking whether to create a new tape >> volume, it doesn't seem to respond to terminal input. >> >> -- >> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> >> http://www.nf6x.net/ >
