STEPS TO TAKE BACKUP ON TAPE

[root@iptvdb2]mt -f /dev/rmt/0n status
Vendor 'HP      ' Product 'Ultrium 4-SCSI ' tape drive:
   sense key(0x0)= No Additional Sense   residual= 0   retries= 0
   file no= 2   block no= 0
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[root@iptvdb2]tar -cvf /dev/rmt/0n /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup/

a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup// 0 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_10_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_11_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_12_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_13_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_14_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_15_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_16_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_17_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_18_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_19_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_1_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_20_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_21_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_22_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_23_1.bak 1080960 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_2_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_3_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_4_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_5_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_6_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_7_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_8_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j6oo3v2s_9_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j7oo42i2_1_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j7oo42i2_2_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j7oo42i2_3_1.bak 5101856 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j8oo42u3_1_1.bak 10240000 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j8oo42u3_2_1.bak 1047248 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_j9oo4341_1_1.bak 9100064 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//weekly_ORCL_jaoo4396_1_1.bak 6004224 tape blocks
a /nasbackup/RMANBACKUP/Nov_04_2013_backup//archive_d_jboo43de_1_1.bak 5870552 tape blocks
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SOME OTHER ATTRIBUTES

# mt status    Print status information about the tape unit.

  # mt rewind    Rewind the tape.

  # mt erase     Erase the tape.

  # mt retension Re-tension the tape (one full wind forth and back.

  # mt fsf 1     Forward space count by one file. One can be any number.

  -f option can be used with mt to specify the different device. For
  solaris /dev/rmt/0 is the default device.

  # mt -f /dev/rmt/1n fsf 3