On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 05:58, Thiago Amaury Ferraz wrote: > Well, I've a big problem, I've backup servers (FC4) that need to send their > content to a tape device in another Sun Solaris machine, I used RSH, but > now, I don't know why, It's not working.. I believe that's a problem with > FC4.. The best solution is to set up a backup manager like amanda or bacula. It is more work up front, but subsequently takes care of itself. > I receive the error message "Input/output error".. someone would have > a new solution to suggest or a solution to this error? How can I send the > backup servers content to another tape device machine? SSH?! which command?! > I'm trying to use CPIO.. but it's not working.. > Thank's a lot.. sorry about my persistence.. but.. I'm looking for a > solution there are days.. without success! I received some suggests about > commands.. but, they're not working.. Can you reverse the scenario and avoid the issue with rmt completely? That is, from the machine with the tape drive issue: ssh backup_target 'backup_command' >/dev/tape where the backup command can be the path to a conveniently located script on the target host or the literal commands needed to generate a backup to stdout. If you run the command from the tape host you also have the advantage that you can script several runs to the non-rewind device if they will fit and not worry about timing. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx