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gentapes(1)
NAME
  gentapes - Produces magnetic tape distribution media

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/bin/gentapes [-w	 | -v] [hostname:] prodID devname

OPTIONS
  -w  Writes the product media without verification. Do not use the -w option
      with the -v option.

  -v  Verifies the product media without writing it first. This assumes that
      you have already written kit files to the distribution media. Do not
      use the -v option with the -w option.

  The -w and -v options are mutually exclusive.	 If neither is used, the
  gentapes utility writes and then verifies the product media.

OPERANDS
  hostname:
      The optional hostname: argument is the name of a remote network machine
      that contains the kit descriptor database. The gentapes utility
      searches the kit descriptor database on the remote machine for the kit
      identifier (prodID[TK|MT]) and uses it to create the media.  The colon
      (:) is a required delimiter for TCP/IP networks, and space is permitted
      between the colon and the prodID.	 For example, if the product code is
      OAT100 and you are using the kit descriptor database on node mynode,
      use mynode:OAT100 for this option.

  prodID
      The mandatory prodID operand is a kit identifier consisting of the
      product code and version number specified in the CODE and VERS fields
      of the kit's key file. Refer to the Guide to Preparing Product Kits for
      information about the key file.

  devname
      The mandatory devname operand specifies the device special file name
      for a no-rewind tape device such as /dev/ntape/tape0l. The gentapes
      utility uses the default tape density for the device and ignores any
      suffix specified on the command line.

DESCRIPTION
  Use the gentapes utility to produce MT9 or TK50 magnetic tape distribution
  media. The gentapes utility performs the following tasks:

   1.  Determines the media code (TK or MT) for the specified tape device.

   2.  Appends the media code to the product code specified on the command
       line.

   3.  Searches the kit descriptor database for the combined product code and
       media code.  The default kit descriptor database is the /etc/kitcap
       file.

   4.  Copies files and subsets specified in the kit description to the
       distribution media.

   5.  If you specified verification, rewinds and reads the tape, using the
       sum utility to verify file transfer accuracy.  Refer to the sum(1)
       reference page for more information about this utility.

  If you do not use either of the -w or -v options, the gentapes utility
  writes and then verifies the product media.

  The gentapes utility can produce multivolume tape kits and multiproduct
  tape kits. See the kitcap(4) reference page for information on specifying
  these features.

RESTRICTIONS
  You must have root privileges to run this program.  If you use the optional
  hostname operand, you must have root privileges to access files on the
  remote host.

  If you do not use the optional hostname operand, you can access the files
  used by the gentapes utility only if you add the local hostname to the
  local /.rhosts file, as follows: hostname root.

  The -w and -v options are mutually exclusive.

FILES
  /dev/ntape/tape?
      Device special files for no-rewind tape devices

  /etc/kitcap
      Default kit descriptor database

SEE ALSO
  Commands:  gendisk(1), sum(1)

  Files:  kitcap(4)

  Guide to Preparing Product Kits

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