Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 14:46:20 -0500 (CDT) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, fbsdlist@federation.addy.com Subject: Re: dump of entire disk Message-ID: <199706191946.OAA11494@beowulf.utmb.edu>
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> > Is there a way to have dump backup an entire disk? I have a disk set up > with three filesystems (/, /usr, and /var) and I can only get dump to send > out a single filesystem. I'd rather not use three separate tapes for each > backup. > > Sure, just use the no rewind tape device, probably /dev/nrst0 (for a SCSI-interfaced tape). If you use restore, you will have to use mt fsf <number of files> to get to the right part of the tape, though. Bud Dodson -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790
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