On Wednesday, July 19, 2000 12:35 PM, vkunwar  wrote:
: I get the following error while trying to do a backup on the HP3000.
:
: LDEV# for "T" on TAPE (NUM) ?
:
: can anyone please tell me what it means ??

That statement should also have a PIN associated with it
somewhere within the console statement noted above.

When this message appears it is expecting a REPLY from
the console that indicates the PIN and device in which you
wish to direct the backup.  The PIN should be the number
preceding the "LDEV#" portion of the console message.

ie : 1005/#J105/44/LDEV# for "T" on TAPE (NUM)?

The PIN in this case is 44.

IIRC a reel tape device is LDEV 8.  The first DDS or DLT is
LDEV 7.  Then LDEV 9.  So, all that to say, issuing the statement :

REPLY 44,7

Should tell the process number 44 that the device you want to
backup to (where a tape should be loaded) is LDEV 7.  And your
backup should go along its merry way.

HTH

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