Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:04:48 +0300 From: Vasil Dimov <vd@datamax.bg> To: Patrick Dung <patrick_dkt@yahoo.com.hk> Cc: freebsd hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Backup problem for backup MySQL (a table > 2GB) Message-ID: <20050816070448.GA21272@sinanica.bg.datamax> In-Reply-To: <20050816064109.86120.qmail@web52104.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050816064109.86120.qmail@web52104.mail.yahoo.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 11:41:09PM -0700, Patrick Dung wrote: > Hi > > We are using an old backup product which can only backup files < 2GB. > Now we have a mysql file > 2GB. The backup product refuse to backup > that file. > > So, whats the alternatives to perform backup for this situation? > This is current idea: > > Tar all the mysql directory and split into small files < 2GB. > > Any suggestions? > I guess this is not applicable, but what about using other "backup product" that supports larger files? Otherwise tar(1) + gzip(1) (eventually) + split(1) seems reasonable solution... [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFDAZAPFw6SP/bBpCARAucTAKCPEtdaH1L8b7MBhdCuev9zGQvq5ACfeA27 rDqf7uKT4gaH2zTmmtoC0Wo= =LZAz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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