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NAME

       butc - Initializes the Tape Coordinator process

SYNOPSIS

       butc [-port <port offset>] [-debuglevel (0 | 1 | 2)]
           [-cell <cell name>] [-noautoquery] [-localauth] [-help]

       butc [-p <port offset>] [-d (0 | 1 | 2)]
           [-c <cell name>] [-n] [-l] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The butc command initializes a Tape Coordinator process on a Tape
       Coordinator machine, enabling an operator to direct Backup System
       requests to the associated tape device or backup data file. (The Tape
       Coordinator controls a backup data file if the "FILE YES" instruction
       appears in the /var/lib/openafs/backup/CFG_device_name file that
       corresponds to the Tape Coordinator’s entry in the
       /var/lib/openafs/backup/tapeconfig file. For the sake of simplicity,
       the following discusses tape devices only.)

       It is conventional to start and run the Tape Coordinator in the
       foreground. In this case, it runs on its own connection, which is
       unavailable for any other use and must remain open the entire time the
       Tape Coordinator is to accept backup requests and while it is executing
       them. (When using a window manager, the connection corresponds to a
       separate command shell window.) The Tape Coordinator can run in the
       background if the CFG_device_name file is configured to eliminate any
       need for the Tape Coordinator to prompt the operator. In both the
       foreground and background, the Tape Coordinator writes operation traces
       and other output to the standard output stream on the connection over
       which it was started. Use the -debuglevel argument to control the
       amount of information that appears. The Tape Coordinator also writes
       traces and error messages to two files in the local
       /var/lib/openafs/backup directory:

       ·   The TE_device_name file records problems that the Tape Coordinator
           encounters as it executes backup operations.

       ·   The TL_device_name file records a trace of operations as well as
           the same errors written to the TE_device_name file.

       The Tape Coordinator creates the files automatically as it initializes.
       If there are existing files, the Tape Coordinator renames them with a
       ".old" extension, overwriting the existing ".old" files if they exist.
       It derives the device_name part of the file names by stripping off the
       device name’s /dev/ prefix and replacing any other slashes with
       underscores. For example, the files are called TE_rmt_4m and TL_rmt_4m
       for a device called /dev/rmt/4m.

       By default, at the beginning of each operation the Tape Coordinator
       prompts for the operator to insert the first tape into the drive and
       press Return.  To suppress this prompt, include the -noautoquery flag
       on the command line or the instruction "AUTOQUERY NO" in the
       /var/lib/openafs/backup/CFG_device_name file. When the prompt is
       suppressed, the first required tape must be in the drive before a
       backup command is issued. For subsequent tapes, the Tape Coordinator
       uses its normal tape acquisition routine: if the
       /var/lib/openafs/backup/CFG_device_name file includes a "MOUNT"
       instruction, the Tape Coordinator invokes the indicated command;
       otherwise, it prompts the operator for the next tape.

       To stop the Tape Coordinator process, enter an interrupt signal such as
       Ctrl-C over the dedicated connection (in the command shell window).

       To cancel a backup operation that involves a tape before it begins
       (assuming the initial tape prompt has not been suppressed), enter the
       letter "a" (for "abort") and press Return at the Tape Coordinator’s
       prompt for the first tape.

       Tape Coordinator operation depends on the correct configuration of
       certain files, as described in the following list:

       ·   The local /var/lib/openafs/backup/tapeconfig file must include an
           entry for the Tape Coordinator that specifies its device name and
           port offset number, among other information; for details,
           tapeconfig(5).

       ·   The port offset number recorded in the Tape Coordinator’s entry in
           the Backup Database must match the one in the tapeconfig file.
           Create the Backup Database entry by using the backup addhost
           command.

       ·   The optional /var/lib/openafs/backup/CFG_device_name file can
           contain instructions for mounting and unmounting tapes
           automatically (when using a tape stacker or jukebox, for instance)
           or automating other aspects of the backup process. The device_name
           part of the name is derived as described previously for the
           TE_device_name and TL_device_name files.

CAUTIONS

       If the Tape Coordinator machine is an AIX machine, use the SMIT utility
       to set the device’s block size to 0 (zero), indicating variable block
       size. Otherwise, tape devices attached to machines running other
       operating systems sometimes cannot read tapes written on AIX machines.
       For instructions, see the IBM AFS Administration Guide chapter about
       configuring the Backup System.

OPTIONS

       -port <port offset>
           Specifies the port offset number of the Tape Coordinator to
           initialize.

       -debuglevel
           Controls the amount and type of messages the Tape Coordinator
           displays on the standard output stream. Provide one of three
           acceptable values:

           ·   0 to display the minimum level of detail required to describe
               Tape Coordinator operations, including prompts for tapes,
               messages that indicate the beginning and end of operations, and
               error messages. This is the default value.

           ·   1 to display the names of the volumes being dumped or restored
               as well as the information displayed at level 0.

           ·   2 to display all messages also being written to the
               TL_device_name log file.

       -cell <cell name>
           Names the cell in which the Tape Coordinator operates (the cell to
           which the file server machines that house affected volumes belong).
           If this argument is omitted, the Tape Coordinator runs in the local
           cell as defined in the local /etc/openafs/ThisCell file. Do not
           combine this flag with the -localauth argument.

       -noautoquery
           Suppresses the Tape Coordinator’s prompt for insertion of the first
           tape needed for an operation. The operator must insert the tape
           into the drive before issuing the backup command that initializes
           the operation.

       -localauth
           Constructs a server ticket using the server encryption key with the
           highest key version number in the local
           /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile. The butc command interpreter presents
           the ticket, which never expires, to the Volume Server and Volume
           Location Server to use in mutual authentication.

           Do not combine this argument with the -cell flag, and use it only
           when logged on to a server machine as the local superuser "root";
           client machines do not have /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file.

       -help
           Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
           are ignored.

EXAMPLES

       The following command starts the Tape Coordinator with port offset 7 at
       debug level 1, meaning the Tape Coordinator reports the names of
       volumes it is dumping or restoring.

          % butc -port 7 -debuglevel 1

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       The issuer must be listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on
       every machine where the Backup Server or Volume Location (VL) Server is
       running, and on every file server machine that houses a volume to be
       backed up. If the -localauth flag is included, the issuer must instead
       be logged on to the Tape Coordinator machine as the local superuser
       "root". In addition, the issuer must be able to read and write to the
       log and configuration files in the local /var/lib/openafs/backup
       directory.

SEE ALSO

       KeyFile(5), ThisCell(5), UserList(5), butc(5), butc_logs(5),
       tapeconfig(5), backup_addhost(8)

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