Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 11:10:27 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: chrw <shredder@hack.babel.dk> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: backup strategy and implementation Message-ID: <19970829111027.03811@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970828104519.24343B-100000@hack.babel.dk>; from chrw on Thu, Aug 28, 1997 at 10:47:37AM %2B0200 References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970828104519.24343B-100000@hack.babel.dk>
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On Thu, Aug 28, 1997 at 10:47:37AM +0200, chrw wrote: > > Hello all, > > I wanna take backup on 2 large IRIX hosts, using "tar" and "rmt" across the > network, using a tapestreamer on a FreeBSD "backup host".. I was thinking, > is there any problems in doing backups on IRIX using a streamer on a > FreeBSD machine? > > As far as I know, the "rmt", "tar" and "rsh" are the same protocols / > programs, regardless of hardware platform, or even unix variant.. I seem to recall that IRIX sometimes swaps bytes. I think it's only with cpio, but I'm not sure. I use GNU tar on IRIX, since the IRIX tar is pretty broken. > But I am not 100 % sure of this .. anyway, my streamer is a HP > SureStore 6000, I was a little confused by the hardware FAQ, it > reads .. : > > .. "Hewlett-Packard HP C1533A, > > .. This drive is used in Hewlett-Packard's SureStore 6000eU and 6000i > tape drives and C1533A DDS-2DAT drive." > > Does this mean that my drive ( SureStore 6000 ) is supported? Yes. It's a good drive. Greg
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