If the volume size is defined too large, the cpio command may reach the physical end of the volume. In such cases, cpio issues a message displaying the end of the volume (end of tape..., end of medium..., end of volume...) .

You can continue the backup on another volume or cancel the backup. Please note that the cpio continuation mechanism is only possible during serial backups. If a parallel backup to several tape devices is involved, the backup is terminated for the relevant tape device when the end of tape is reached, but the backup is continued on the other tape devices. In such cases, it is essential to make sure that all the files were saved.

Make sure that the continuation tape is not one of the volumes initialized for BRBACKUP/BRARCHIVE, since no label check takes place for the continuation volume.

The cpio continuation tape is not "visible" for BRBACKUP/BRARCHIVE, e.g. it is regarded as one logical tape together with the first one. In restore situations, SAPDBA will therefore request one tape; however, both tapes must be mounted.