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Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 18:39:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Turrin <mlt@linkzone.com>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Tape Backups
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Hello Doug,

I want to thank you for the suggestion and report back on my successes.
Apparently it did want the f option as it would not work when I removed
it.  Here is the script command that worked:

/sbin/rdump 0cfua slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 /dev/sd0a            # /


Now is it correct that I could replace ``/dev/sd0a'' with the ``/'' (the
real mount point of the partition) and it will still work?

Thanks again and Happy New Year!

___________________________________________________________________
Mark L. Turrin          Drag me, drop me, treat me like an object! 
mlt@linkzone.com




On Thu, 1 Jan 1998, Doug White wrote:

> > I use to backup my BSD 2.2.2 box to a Apple Network server called slugo
> > running AIX 4.1.4.0 using the following command: 
> > 
> > rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0a        # /
> > rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1e      # /home
> > rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1g      # /usr
> > rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1h      # /var
> 
> Oops, no dash.

Oh OK.  Gee that's what I love about Unix.  All commands use dashes except
one.  gotta love it. :-P


  In addiiton, the f and s options are out of date.  You
> should use the a and b options for optimum tape usage.  See the dump man
> page for details.