It should be. It kind of depends on the software you are using. If you're just using our dump and mt commands on the filer, then just use non-rewinding tape devices and dump again.

Then when you do finally rewind you can use mt to fast forward past a specific number of EOFs.

Other backup software may have this feature built-in and I can't speak for most of them, but at least natively it's possible.

-- Adam Fox NetApp Professional Services, NC adamfox@netapp.com

-----Original Message----- From: John F. McLaughlin [mailto:john.f.mclaughlin@lmco.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 6:13 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Appending backups to tapes

I would like to know if it is possible not to append a backup to a previous backup tape.