NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       gentapes - Produces magnetic tape distribution media

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/bin/gentapes [-w  | -v] [hostname:] prodID devname

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Writes  the product media without verification. Do not use
       the -w option with the -v option.   Verifies  the  product
       media without writing it first. This assumes that you have
       already written kit files to the  distribution  media.  Do
       not use the -v option with the -w option.

       The  -w and -v options are mutually exclusive.  If neither
       is used, the gentapes utility writes and then verifies the
       product media.

OPERANDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  optional  hostname:  argument is the name of a remote
       network machine that contains the kit descriptor database.
       The  gentapes utility searches the kit descriptor database
       on  the  remote  machine  for  the  kit  identifier  (prodID[TK|MT])
  and  uses  it to create the media.  The colon
       (:) is a required delimiter for TCP/IP networks, and space
       is  permitted between the colon and the prodID.  For example,
 if the product code is OAT100 and you are  using  the
       kit  descriptor database on node mynode, use mynode:OAT100
       for this option.  The mandatory prodID operand  is  a  kit
       identifier consisting of the product code and version number
 specified in the CODE and VERS fields of the kit's key
       file.  Refer  to  the  Guide to Preparing Product Kits for
       information about the key  file.   The  mandatory  devname
       operand  specifies  the device special file name for a norewind
 tape device such as /dev/ntape/tape0l. The gentapes
       utility  uses  the default tape density for the device and
       ignores any suffix specified on the command line.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Use the gentapes utility to produce MT9 or  TK50  magnetic
       tape distribution media. The gentapes utility performs the
       following tasks: Determines the media code (TK or MT)  for
       the  specified tape device.  Appends the media code to the
       product code specified on the command line.  Searches  the
       kit  descriptor database for the combined product code and
       media code.  The default kit descriptor  database  is  the
       /etc/kitcap  file.   Copies files and subsets specified in
       the kit description to the  distribution  media.   If  you
       specified  verification, rewinds and reads the tape, using
       the sum utility to verify file transfer  accuracy.   Refer
       to  the  sum(1)  reference page for more information about
       this utility.

       If you do not use either of the -w or -v options, the gentapes
  utility writes and then verifies the product media.

       The gentapes utility can produce multivolume tape kits and
       multiproduct  tape  kits. See the kitcap(4) reference page
       for information on specifying these features.

RESTRICTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       You must have root privileges to run this program.  If you
       use  the  optional  hostname  operand,  you must have root
       privileges to access files on the remote host.

       If you do not use the optional hostname operand,  you  can
       access  the files used by the gentapes utility only if you
       add the local hostname to the local /.rhosts file, as follows:
 hostname root.

       The -w and -v options are mutually exclusive.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Device  special  files  for no-rewind tape devices Default
       kit descriptor database

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands:  gendisk(1), sum(1)

       Files:  kitcap(4)

       Guide to Preparing Product Kits



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