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tapecomp - Options

The tapecomp utility provides various options for comparing CA 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 CA 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 CA 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.