Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 05:00:42 -0600 From: "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com> To: "Miroslav Pendev" <shadow@CPE0004761ac738-CM00109515bc65.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com>, "adrian kok" <adriankok2000@yahoo.com.hk> Cc: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: backup tapes Message-ID: <003d01c22737$df664020$7c62fea9@ab.hsia.telus.net> References: <20020709141546.27471.qmail@web21204.mail.yahoo.com> <008b01c22757$08b590b0$c801a8c0@vsivyoung>
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Where can I find a primer to do this? I don't have a flying snuff what to do? Is it possible to back up on a second harddrive? The reason being is that I am still experimenting with the installation and only want to reinstall with configurations I did in the past to save me time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miroslav Pendev" <shadow@CPE0004761ac738-CM00109515bc65.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com> To: "adrian kok" <adriankok2000@yahoo.com.hk> Cc: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 8:43 AM Subject: Re: backup tapes > > Hello all > > > Hi Adrian, > > > I want to use DSS tape for backup > > > > Nothing's easy than that... ;-) > > > 1/ What is the command for me to format the tape? > > > > # this will delete the whole tape BUT may take few hours (for DDS3 ~ 3 hours)!!! > mt erase > > #for 'fast' delete - type as root (of course) > mt erase 0 > > try: man mt - for other usefull commands > > > 2/ If the tape was used for backup window file before, > > can I use it for backup freebsd? > > Just erase the tape first, and you are ready for Rock'N'Roll ;-) > > tips: for backup of your 'home' dir just type: > > tar cv /home > > for restore - cd to your restore folder, first, and type > > tar xv > > try: man tar for more good options > > > Thank you for your help > > > It was pleasure for me... > > --Miro > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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