6.6 Setting Up the TAR Utility

1. Determine if the TAR utility is set up.

   
     :LISTFILE /dev/tape,2
   
   

   If the output is similar to this:

   
   PATH= /dev/
    CODE  ---------LOGICAL RECORD----------  ----SPACE---- FILENAME
      SIZE  TYP  EOF  LIMIT R/B   SECTORS  #X   MX
      128W  BBd    0     1  1          0     0    *    tape
   
   

   Then the TAR set up file already exists. Proceed to the next section on your checklist.

   If the output does not show a tape file, proceed to Step 2.

2. Setup the TAR utility.

   If you plan to use the tape archive utility (TAR) with the POSIX shell, create the default link file /dev/tape:

   
     :MKNOD "/dev/tape c 0 n"
   
   

   where:

   /dev/tape is device link filename

   c and 0 are two parameters c (lowercase) and 0 (zero) required to create a device link file

   n is LDEV number of the tape device on the system that the device link file is linked to

   Straight quotes are required around all the parameters.

• Setting Up the TAR Utility completed. Go to the next section on your checklist.