Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:42:35 -0700 (MST) From: Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> To: Hudginsj@smtp.dancooks.com (Jason Hudgins) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: another question for you? Message-ID: <199612172242.PAA21103@xmission.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <213CFD904E2@smtp.dancooks.com> from "Jason Hudgins" at Dec 17, 96 12:33:08 pm
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I advised:
% The cheapest and easiest way would be to buy another tape drive for the
% FreeBSD system. Seriously.
To which you replied:
> okay...I took your advice..I just installed a HP C1536A SCSI DAT
> Drive. Kernel recognizes it as /dev/nrst0 ...I have a 90 meter DDS1
> tape in it..
> Now how do I back stuff up to it..?
> I presume that I use dump.
dump, cpio, or tar. There is also a program called pax, which is
cpio and tar rolled into one.
> but how..it doesn't seem to like me very much..and the documentation
> in the freebsd handbook is very sparce..
> The manpage is semi-useful...Do i need to format the tape at all? I
> don't think so..but If I do..how would I do it? How do I tell dump
> the density of my tape? it doesnt' like my command line options..
> If only I had an example...and example could go a long way.. =>
I've always used tar myself. To backup your entire system onto
a single DAT tape (if it'll fit), try:
tar -cvf /dev/rst0 /
This tells tar to (c)reate an archive, be (v)erbose about it, i.e.
print the filenames as they're added to the archive, on (f)ile
/dev/rst0.
Try reading the man pages on tar, pax, and dump. They're pretty
obtuse, but might give you some help.
I also recommend that you RUN to the nearest bookstore and get get a
copy of _Essential System Administration_ from O'Reilly and Associates;
it will help greatly in your quest to become <fanfare here>
*SUPER-USER*.
> There is a manpage for st (SCSI tape controller) but the command
> isn't present on either of my two freebsd systems that I can find.
That's odd. It should be there. I don't have FreeBSD up right now, so
I can look for you. I gotta get a little BSD box here at work... ;^)
> Thanks for your help...can I get you to help me a little more
Sure, you just have to agree to help next poor FreeBSD'er that comes
along. ;^)
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