tapecomp - Options

The tapecomp utility provides various options for comparing Arcserve Backup media to media.

The tapecomp utility includes the following options:

-s <source group name>

Specifies the source group name where your tape is located.

-d <destination group name>

Specifies the destination group name. This switch must be used in all cases.

-r <source tape name>

Specifies the source tape name of the tape you want to compare.

-t <dest tape name>

Specifies the destination tape name of the tape you want to compare.

-n#

Specifies the beginning source session number.

The default is 1.

-x#

Specifies the beginning target session number.

The default is 1.

Notes:

This utility supports all Arcserve Backup certified tape drives. The source and target can be different tape drive models.
A log file is generated for each copy operation.
The tape compare utility can compare from one particular session to the end or the entire media set.
The source and target can have multiple media. The utility will ask for the next sequence media when it hits the end of the media.
Utility progress can be monitored from the Arcserve Backup Device Manager.
The tape compare utility does not support comparing tapes that were created using multiplexing or encryption.
The tape compare utility does not support comparing two tapes that have identical names within the same group.

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