Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 16:42:05 +0930 From: "Rob" <listone@deathbeforedecaf.net> To: <keith@smmc.qld.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help..can I use DUMP? my drive is dying - VINUM ? Message-ID: <000701c32743$f14a0d00$a4b826cb@goo> References: <1328.203.220.203.26.1054352389.squirrel@localhost.smmc.qld.edu.au>
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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: <keith@smmc.qld.edu.au> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> 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: <keith@smmc.qld.edu.au> > Date: Sat, May 31, 2003 1:38 pm > To: <freebsd-question@freebsd.org> > > 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" >
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