Mounting Additional Tapes

If you are restoring a large set of files, the set may extend on to several tapes. If you have more than one tape to mount on a backup device, RESTORE immediately prompts you to mount the next tape after it finishes restoring files from the previous tape. You will see messages similar to the ones below:

   15:28/#S415/59/MOUNT NEXT REEL FOR STORE ON LDEV 8

   15:29/#S415/59/LDEV #8 NOT READY

To mount additional tapes:

Unload the first tape. (If necessary, read chapter 1 for instructions.)
Locate the second tape, prepare it, and mount it.
Continue monitoring the RESTORE process. Mount new tapes as the system requests them.




	NOTE: The system automatically continues restoring files as you mount additional tapes. It isn't necessary to issue another `RESTORE` command or respond to a tape request. However, if you need to leave the console while restoring files, other messages can cause mount requests to scroll off the console screen. Use the `RECALL` command to redisplay mount requests.

Mounting Additional Tapes

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