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Title dmtaperepair
Revision April 1998
Purpose make new copies of the bitfiles on a damaged tape
Package type script
Application area Utilities
Abstract If a tape gets damaged there is a copy less of each bitfile on this tape. In case of 2 msp's (Media Specific Process) only one copy remains. This increases the likelyhood of data loss dramatically. The program dmtaperepair can be used to - delete the bitfiles the damaged tape contains from the DMF/VOL database in the msp of the damaged tape, - make a new copy of each concerned file in the msp of the damaged tape - and to check the success of these actions.
Submittor Manfred Stolle
Contact Manfred Stolle
Phone +49 30 84185 145
Email stolle@zib.de
Company/
Institution
Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin
CUG Site Code ZIB
Distribution method WWW
URL http://www.zib.de/rz/backup-service/CUG/dmtaperepair/
Distribution restrictions none
Copyright not for resale
License required no
License fee n.a.
Hardware CRAY, SGI
Operating System UNICOS, UNICOS/mk, IRIX
Compiler(s) perl5
Program support when schedule permits
Documentation README file
Portability to other UNIX systems only perl5 is required, the same script can be used for DMF version 2.4 - 2.6 (UNICOS and IRIX)
Additional comments Although dmtaperepair is very easy to handle and robust it is NO PLUG&PLAY tool. The DMF-Administrator is supposed to be familiar with the program prior to the Installation on the DMF server. A wrong installation can cause serious damage!!!

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