From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 14 14:40:25 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D697010656A3 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 993548FC20 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n8EEZJMK047197; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:35:19 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n8EEZIko047196; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:35:18 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:35:18 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Chris Maness Message-ID: <20090914143518.GB47054@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dump/Restore? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:26 -0000 On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 06:50:05PM -0700, Chris Maness wrote: > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Chris Maness wrote: > > I level 0 dump of my server.  I lost a file that I need back.  Is it > > possible to use restore like tar and explode it into a directory > > instead of a pristine partition/mount?  Or even better, is it possible > > to just extract a single file without exploding the whole tape dump? > > > > Sorry if the question seems stupid. > > > > Chris KQ6UP > > > > Sorry, I was reading the restore man from my mac, and it was not as > clear. The restore does not seem to work from my mac (this is where > my backup dumps reside as I have two massive HDs). I guess the mac > restore would only work with HFS+ and not UFS. I guess the only way > would be to move the massive dump file back over to the FreeBSD > server. The dump is just a file and it should not matter where it is stored, but you will have to use some network access type thing such as an rsh or an NFS connection to read it. Another thing is that restores need to be done on the same OS that the dumps were written - regardless of where they are stored. dump/restore depends on knowing something about the underlying filesystem, so it is not transferable from one system to another and often even between one OS version to another, like tar tends to be. But, you can make the dump file move between where it is stored and a system that can restore from it using one of the network protocols. ////jerry > > Thanks, > Chris KQ6UP > _______________________________________________ > 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" >