HP-UX UNIX Backup and Recover Data to Tape Device

HP-UX Tape device names
First device will have name such as /dev/rmt/0m, /dev/rmt/1m and so on.
1. Raw magnetic tape interface - /dev/rmt/*
2. Default tape interface - /dev/rmt/0mnb

HP-UX Tape - mt ~ manipulating program
mt command winds the tape in the requested direction (forward or backward), stopping after the specified count EOF marks or records are passed.



If count is not specified, one is assumed. Each EOF mark counts as one record. When winding backwards, the tape always stops at the BOT marker, regardless of the number remaining in count.

For example, Rewind the tape associated with the device file /dev/rmt/0mnb:
# mt -f /dev/rmt/0mnb rew