Networker

Re: [Networker] Verifying data written

2006-10-31 09:37:28
Subject: Re: [Networker] Verifying data written
From: Dag Nygren <dag AT NEWTECH DOT FI>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:30:15 +0200
> Good day list
>  
> Is there any way/script I can run to check the integrity of my backups
> that completed?
>  
> I had a SCSI bus reset problem recently which made my backups useless,
> after showing that they completed successful.

scanner /dev/xxxx
will verify that the tape is a valid Networker tape and will
tell if there are physical or logical problems on the tape.
It will NOT verify the actual data though.

In your case it will do nicely though as the SCSI bus reset will
generate a tape without a valid Networker tape label.

Best
Dag

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