ckandreou wrote:
> Dear all, 
> 
> I am using 36/72 Backup tapes. I am getting the following error message when 
> I am trying to backup/transfer from the BackupPC server to tape drive. I 
> would appreciated if someone can provide me with direction on how should I 
> proceed in handling the error. the error message is as follow:File 
> /usr/local/BackupPC/backup_data/pc/tape_archive/ArchiveLOG.98.z (Extracting 
> only Errors)
> 
> Contents of file 
> /usr/local/BackupPC/backup_data/pc/tape_archive/ArchiveLOG.98.z, modified 
> 2009-05-16 13:15:05 (Extracting only Errors)
> 
> Executing: /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost 
> /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate /usr/bin/split  ccdev10 348 
> /usr/bin/bzip2 .bz2 0000000 /dev/sa0  *
> Xfer PIDs are now 81631
> Writing tar archive for host ccdev10, backup #348 to /dev/sa0
> Got unknown type 9 for ./etc/svc/volatile/repository_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./etc/sysevent/piclevent_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./etc/sysevent/sysevent_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./etc/sysevent/syseventconfd_event_channel/reg_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./etc/sysevent/devfsadm_event_channel/1
> Got unknown type 9 for ./etc/sysevent/devfsadm_event_channel/reg_door
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/mapping-emsadmcm
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/mapping-labadm
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/mapping-tuxadm
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-410c-0-47179a0e6e3ec
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-4118-0-471789141e575
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-411a-0-4717d9ce8b842
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-411c-0-4717a69c1cd75
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-4134-0-4717985238546
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-4138-0-4717b4d7c9a46
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-413a-0-4717b144d08af
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-413d-0-4717b144d9334
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-4141-0-4717ada15334a
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-4145-0-4717c89a28c3a
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-414a-0-4717832ec1c7f
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-414c-0-47179fbfd400a
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-414e-0-47179c0c44b35
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-4150-0-4717ac2fb4dba
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/tmp/orbit-labadm/linc-827-0-49b6a0fe2885a
> Got unknown type 8 for ./var/run/.inetd.uds
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/kcfd_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/name_service_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/picld_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/syslog_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/1
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/10
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/11
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/12
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/2
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/3
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/4
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/5
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/6
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/7
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/8
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/9
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/sysevent_channels/syseventd_channel/reg_door
> Got unknown type 9 for ./var/run/rpc_door/rpc_100169.1
> 
> bzip2: I/O or other error, bailing out.  Possible reason follows.
> bzip2: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>       Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout)
> Executing: /bin/csh -cf -cf /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate -t -h 
> ccdev10 -n 348 -s \* . | /usr/bin/bzip2 >> /dev/sa0
> Error: /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate, compress or split failed
> Archive failed: Error: /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate, compress 
> or split failed

I'm not sure what those 'unknown type' errors mean or if they are a 
problem, but the tape device may need writes to be blocked into 
multiples of a certain size that you may be able to see or set with the 
'mt' program.   If you have enough disk space you can archive to a file, 
then use dd with obs=xx to write in appropriate sized blocks for the 
tape.  If not, there may be some way to get the equivalent in the output 
pipeline - but I doubt if it will keep a tape streaming very well.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com



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