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. |
|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|
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 |