HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual (Release C.75.00) (30216-90344)

Chapter 6
Finishing the Process
6.6 Setting Up the TAR Utility
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6.6 Setting Up the TAR Utility
To perform the final steps:
1. Determine if the TAR utility is set up.
:LISTFILE /dev/tape,2
If the output is similar to this:
PATH= /dev/
CODE ---------LOGICAL RECORD---------- ----SPACE---- FILENAME
SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX
128W BBd 0 1 1 0 0 * tape
Then the TAR set up file already exists. Proceed to the next section on your checklist.
If the output does not show a tape file, proceed to Step 2.
2. Setup the TAR utility.
If you plan to use the tape archive utility (TAR) with the POSIX shell, create the default link file
/dev/tape:
:MKNOD “/dev/tape c 0 n”
where:
/dev/tape is device link filename
c and 0 are two parameters c (lowercase) and 0 (zero) required to create a device link file
n is LDEV number of the tape device on the system that the device link file is linked to
Straight quotes are required around all the parameters.
• Setting Up the TAR Utility completed. Go to the next section on your checklist.