From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 9 07:26:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA31816A5A3 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 07:26:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nick@skif.itcom.net.ua) Received: from para.skif.itcom.net.ua (skif.itcom.net.ua [89.185.3.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD9EE43D77 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 07:26:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nick@skif.itcom.net.ua) Received: from nickter ([10.0.2.113]) by para.skif.itcom.net.ua (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k597jZHJ099260; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:45:40 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from nick@skif.itcom.net.ua) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:28:25 +0300 From: Nick X-Mailer: The Bat! (v3.5.25) Professional Organization: SkifShipping X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <631137238.20060609102825@skif.itcom.net.ua> To: Alex Zbyslaw In-Reply-To: <448831D3.1060006@dial.pipex.com> References: <986949843.20060608121530@skif.itcom.net.ua> <44882109.50507@dial.pipex.com> <4810525656.20060608162052@skif.itcom.net.ua> <4488290C.4060801@dial.pipex.com> <478980468.20060608170201@skif.itcom.net.ua> <448831D3.1060006@dial.pipex.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir Milter 1.1-beta; AVE 6.34.1.29; VDF 6.34.1.64 (host: localhost) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-100.0 required=5.0 tests=USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Report: * -100 USER_IN_WHITELIST From: address is in the user's white-list X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on para.skif.itcom.net.ua Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re[2]: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Nick List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:26:43 -0000 =C7=E4=F0=E0=E2=F1=F2=E2=F3=E9=F2=E5, Alex. =C2=FB =EF=E8=F1=E0=EB=E8 8 =E8=FE=ED=FF 2006 =E3., 17:18:59: > Nick wrote: >>The tape is new and empty and I don't know what way is more likely for >>me may be You can give me Your advice what way I should choose for >>copy my information daily? >> =20 >> > (You should copy freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org on your replies). > It depends. If you are just writing some small subset of files from a > filesystem (e.g. your home directory) then tar would do. > If you want to back up your machine, and the tape drive is big enough, > then use dump. > Both have good manual pages. > Confusingly, FreeBSD has two versions of "tar" and which one is the=20 > default "tar" has changed recently. For simple stuff, they will be=20 > compatible with each other. > bsdtar : bsd derived version of tar which in theory will know about=20 > filesystem flags, but if you don't use them then it won't matter. Also > seems to mess up if the archive you write is compressed but happens to > be empty (might be fixed by now). > gtar or gnu tar : GNU GPL version of tar. This is the tar you get on > Linux, for example. Won't know anything about specific FreeBSD=20 > filesystem things like flags. > Other options include cpio (a bit like tar) or specialist backup=20 > software like bacula which you'll find in the ports. I can't comment > either since I've never used them. > You're still very vague about what you want to do; with more specific > information better advice might be possible. E.g. "I want to backup up > my home directory and email files every day"; or "I have four 80Gb disks > which I need to back up to a 40Gb compressing tape drive, what should I > use?". > --Alex thanks for help Alex I found the best way for me to write info to the tape. Can You answered on the last question How can I see free size on the tape or size what I filled? --=20 =D1 =F3=E2=E0=E6=E5=ED=E8=E5=EC, Nick mailto:nick@skif.itcom.net.ua