All commands support the following parameters to specify the tape device:
--device <path> | |
Path to the Linux tape device | |
--drive <name> | Use drive from Proxmox Backup Server configuration. |
Commands which generate output support the --output-format
parameter. It accepts the following values:
text : | Text format (default). Human readable. |
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json : | JSON (single line). |
json-pretty : | JSON (multiple lines, nicely formatted). |
Device driver options can be specified as integer numbers (see
/usr/include/linux/mtio.h
), or using symbolic names:
buffer-writes : | Enable buffered writes |
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async-writes : | Enable async writes |
read-ahead : | Use read-ahead for fixed block size |
debugging : | Enable debugging if compiled into the driver |
two-fm : | Write two file marks when closing the file |
fast-mteom : | Space directly to eod (and lose file number) |
auto-lock : | Automatically lock/unlock drive door |
def-writes : | Defaults are meant only for writes |
can-bsr : | Indicates that the drive can space backwards |
no-blklims : | Drive does not support read block limits |
can-partitions : | Drive can handle partitioned tapes |
scsi2locical : | Seek and tell use SCSI-2 logical block addresses |
sysv : | Enable the System V semantics |
nowait : | Do not wait for rewind, etc. to complete |
sili : | Enables setting the SILI bit in SCSI commands when reading in variable block mode to enhance performance when reading blocks shorter than the byte count |