Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:56:45 -0600 From: Joe Warner <jswarner@uswest.net> To: freebsd newbies <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Backup Methods Message-ID: <39503CFD.DD647C03@uswest.net>
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Now that I have FreeBSD 3.4 up and running and have sucessfully
compiled the kernel, I need to find a way to get a good backup of my
system. So far, I've only found limited information on this topic in
the Handbook and The Complete FreeBSD. I don't have a tape drive hooked
up to my PC. I could probably get one but that would entail a lot of
work. I'd have to locate and install a SCSI card for it, recompile the
kernal and complete the rest of the configuration so that the drive
would be recognized. We have some 3480, 3490 and 3570 drives in our
data center that are hooked up to the network. Could I use dump or tar
to do a backup directly to one of these drives. I know I can also
backup to a file. Could I backup to a file and then use NFS or Samba to
copy it to a directory on one of our NT servers and then possibly, back
down to one of the tape drives? There seem to be several options for
doing backups and I'm just trying to find the best one. Any info on
this would be appreciated. Thanks.
Joe
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FreeBSD = The Power to Serve
Simply put: FreeBSD Rocks!
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Joe Warner
Sr. Operations Technical Analyst
Shared Medical Systems Corp.
joe.warner@smed.com
jswarner@uswest.net
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<br> Now that I have FreeBSD 3.4 up and running and have
sucessfully
<br>compiled the kernel, I need to find a way to get a good backup of my
<br>system. So far, I've only found limited information on this topic
in
<br>the Handbook and The Complete FreeBSD. I don't have a tape drive
hooked
<br>up to my PC. I could probably get one but that would entail a
lot of
<br>work. I'd have to locate and install a SCSI card for it, recompile
the
<br>kernal and complete the rest of the configuration so that the drive
<br>would be recognized. We have some 3480, 3490 and 3570 drives
in our
<br>data center that are hooked up to the network. Could I use dump
or tar
<br>to do a backup directly to one of these drives. I know I can
also
<br>backup to a file. Could I backup to a file and then use NFS or
Samba to
<br>copy it to a directory on one of our NT servers and then possibly,
back
<br>down to one of the tape drives? There seem to be several options
for
<br>doing backups and I'm just trying to find the best one. Any info
on
<br>this would be appreciated. Thanks.
<p>Joe
<p>--
<br>
======================
<br>
FreeBSD = The Power to Serve
<br>
Simply put: FreeBSD Rocks!
<br>
===================
<p>
Joe Warner
<br>
Sr. Operations Technical Analyst
<br>
Shared Medical Systems Corp.
<p>
joe.warner@smed.com
<br>
jswarner@uswest.net
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