From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 31 00:12:12 2003 Return-Path: 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 A56E637B401 for ; Sat, 31 May 2003 00:12:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zim.0x7e.net (zim.0x7e.net [203.38.184.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6443B43F75 for ; Sat, 31 May 2003 00:12:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listone@deathbeforedecaf.net) Received: from goo.0x7e.net ([203.38.184.164] helo=goo) by zim.0x7e.net with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 19M0X8-0006sj-00; Sat, 31 May 2003 16:42:06 +0930 Message-ID: <000701c32743$f14a0d00$a4b826cb@goo> From: "Rob" To: References: <1328.203.220.203.26.1054352389.squirrel@localhost.smmc.qld.edu.au> Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 16:42:05 +0930 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4920.2300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4920.2300 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help..can I use DUMP? my drive is dying - VINUM ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 07:12:13 -0000 If you have ssh(1) installed on both machines, do something like this dump 0f - /filesystem | ssh user@remotemachine 'gzip > filesystem.dump.gz' on the system to be backed up. That should write a compressed dump to the remote machine, assuming that * the local filesystem isn't changing (log updates etc) * the remote system has enough diskspace Then you can rebuild the sick machine, and when it's up & running do cd /filesystem ssh user@remotemachine 'gzcat filesystem.dump.gz' | restore rf - to bring the files back. All these commands should be run as root. I'm afraid someone else will need to help you with the vinum stuff.... ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: Help..can I use DUMP? my drive is dying - VINUM ? > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Help..can I use DUMP? my drive is dying - VINUM ? > From: > Date: Sat, May 31, 2003 1:38 pm > To: > > Hi all (second posting try) > I have a one and only drive dying on a server (OK - to use vinum is to > be smarter than I am). Anyways I have unsuccessfully tried to image the > drive using some util that is recommended (?) Can I dump the slices to a > remote machine, install 2 new drives follow the tute to bootstrap vinum > then restore the remote saved slices to the various slice/partitions? > In a bind(4) here! anyone clue me in please? > Thanks > Keith > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >