Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:49:02 -0400 From: Bob Collins <bob@anything-inc.com> To: oremanj@get-linux.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dump from cron job, need to change tape Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20030722144536.00a9e830@mail.anything-inc.com> In-Reply-To: <20030722180624.GD15812@webserver> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030722105049.00a98b88@mail.anything-inc.com> <004701c34fba$957db220$f4f0a8c0@pcmedx.com> <200307211848.h6LImK7k017081@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <004701c34fba$957db220$f4f0a8c0@pcmedx.com> <5.2.0.9.0.20030722105049.00a98b88@mail.anything-inc.com>
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At 02:06 PM 7/22/2003, oremanj@get-linux.org wrote: >On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 10:54:48AM -0400, Bob Collins wrote: > > At 03:52 PM 7/21/2003, Matthew Bettinger wrote: > > >On Monday 21 July 2003 02:02 pm, Mike Maltese wrote: > > > > > > >I am running a DDS2 tape drive and trying to backup around 12GB. > > >> The tape runs to the end, issues the end of tape, and then dump > > >>fails. I would like to be able to change the tape and get a backup. > > > > > > > > >I use bacula for my home lan and fbackup on hpux. > > > > > >bacula uses a mysql database to keep track of your tapes (which I > > >thought was very cool) > > > > Thanks to all who addressed my question. Further study showed, obviously, > > there is no way to let dump be interactive from cron, regardless of > > switches. > >Have you forgotten my screen suggestion? Seriously, it works for `dump' too! >[see >http://www.geocities.com/conor_daly/mondo-with-cron/mondo-with-cron.html -- > different backup program, same concept] > > > > > So, I shall research bacula, amanda, screen, and tar, and to get going No, I have not forgotten your screen suggestion, it is here in the above line. I am going to research all of them. :-) Just not sure yet if cron will call both screen and then dump and leave me interactive. If so, cool, otherwise I'll consider my options. > > immediately, I'll run a manual 0 level dump and then cron for level 1 > for a > > bit. I do have a couple of BIG files which will not be updating, so > once on > > tape, they will be fine. > >If you won't use dump, I recommend afio (/usr/ports/sysutils/afio). It has >much better integrity than compressed tar and is the same size. With screen >if you want. > >-- Josh Dump is still in contention. I'll add afio to the research list and see what works best for my environment. Bob
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