Backup to external tape device with dd option obs is failing

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Backing up to an external usb tape device using the 'dd' command and adjusting the bytes written during backup greather than 120k result in a failure.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterpise Linux 5 update 5
  • usb-storage driver
  • tape drive

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