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1. Re: Verify Tape Integrity (score: 1)
Author: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 00:05:52 -0500
There is amverify, but AFAIK it only reads to the end of the data written, not to the actual EOT. As a comment, generally speaking, a bad tape is normally damaged in the first 2 feet, and in my exper
/usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/Amanda-Users/2003-11/msg00000.html (11,114 bytes)

2. Re: Verify Tape Integrity (score: 1)
Author: "Rick Duvall" <rduvall AT onlinehighways DOT net>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 00:33:39 -0800
So, if the first 2 feet are damaged, then can't I take the cartridge apart and cut the first 2 feet off of the reel and re-assemble the cartridge? Where these tapes are hanging up is about the 6th fi
/usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/Amanda-Users/2003-11/msg00002.html (12,463 bytes)

3. Re: Verify Tape Integrity (score: 1)
Author: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 04:28:45 -0500
No, because the tapes own hidden headers that tell the drive what it is, and if the data is compressed etc, are on that first piece, take it off, or bulk erase the tape, and unless your drive is capa
/usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/Amanda-Users/2003-11/msg00003.html (13,890 bytes)

4. Verify Tape Integrity (score: 1)
Author: "Rick Duvall" <rduvall AT onlinehighways DOT net>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:18:02 -0800
Is there any way to write data on the entire length of a tape and try to read it back to verify that all that was written over the entire tape can be read? I like to compare it with a DOS scandisk, o
/usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/Amanda-Users/2003-10/msg00651.html (10,328 bytes)


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