When I perform a backup, an archive is being created on the hard drive instead of the tape drive.

Keywords

Large archive file being created on hard drive

Release

BackupEDGE all releases.

Problem

When I perform a backup, an archive is being created on the hard drive instead of the tape drive.

Cause

The device that you are writing to either does not exist or does not exist as a character device. BackupEDGE then creates an archive with the name of that device directly onto the hard drive.

Solution

Check your settings for edge.config for root & cron, or check your script, depending on how you are using BackupEDGE. Determine the device name that you are writing to. Do a file command on the device in question. The file type should be 'character special'. If the file type is not 'character special', then the device is not a valid character device. Make sure the tape drive has been configured properly and is known to the kernel. Perhaps you are simply using the wrong device and need to specify a different device. If the tape drive is not configured properly, you will need to configure the tape drive. You may also have to recreate the device node for the tape drive if it is missing. Then make sure that you use the proper device for future backups.

Note

The current version of BackupEDGE rel. 01.01.05 issues a warning if you attempt to write to a device that is not a valid character device.

See Also

BackupEDGE document with the keywords Improper Device Specified .

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