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Conventions
Throughout the document(s) these conventions are followed
Notation | Description |
$ | The dollar sign in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for VMS. The dollar sign can also indicate non superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
# | The number sign represents the superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
| > | The right angle bracket in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for Windows command (cmd.exe). |
| Bold monospace type in interactive examples indicates typed user input. |
| Bold monospace type enclosed by angle brackets indicates command parameters and parameter values. |
| Monospace type in interactive examples, indicates command response output. |
[ ] | In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional. |
... | In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the preceding item can be repeated one or more times. |
| Italic monospace type, in interactive examples, indicates typed context dependent user input. |
The following definitions apply
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Host | The system on which the emulator runs, also called the Charon server |
| Guest | The operating system running on a Charon instance, for example, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Solaris, MPE or HP-UX |
General Description
"mtd" is a command line utility to:
- Create a CHARON tape image from a physical tape.
- Write a tape image to a physical tape.
Open "cmd.exe" in the Start menu, to start the utility, and switch to the CHARON x86 utilities directory (typically "C:\Program Files (x86)\CHARON\Utilities_X.X.XXXXX\x86" or "C:\Program Files\CHARON\Utilities_X.X.XXXXX\x86").
Usage
The following is an example of the usage syntax:
...> mtd [options] <tape device name> <tape container name> |
Options:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
-l <file name> | Creates a log file. The name is "file name". |
-r <number> | Specifies a number of attempts to read a damaged data block |
-i | Ignore bad blocks and continue processing w/o interruption. It implies "-r 0" |
-n | Do not rewind tape |
-p | Disable progress reporting |
-v | Enable verbose tracing of data transfer (implies "-p") |
Example:
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Use the following syntax to write the content of a tape container to a physical tape:
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Example:
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