From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Aug 5 00:26:03 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id AAA27021 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 00:26:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from esimene.cynet.net.au (root@esimene.cynet.net.au [203.24.16.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id AAA27016 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 00:25:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from warpy.cynet.net.au (lindsaar.cynet.net.au [203.24.16.100]) by esimene.cynet.net.au (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA01131 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 17:24:47 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199608050724.RAA01131@esimene.cynet.net.au> From: Mikel Lindsaar Date: Mon, 05 Aug 96 17:33:22 +1000 To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Tape Backup Questions. X-Mailer: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition for OS/2 v1.07 Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk G'Day all. What is the best way to selectively backup a system onto a tape. ie. Backup the entire system except for certain specified directories. Also, once backed up, what is the procedure to do a full system restore (in the event of starting from a "virgin" system) And do filesystems such as /var and /dev restore properly? Or must I do a "minimal" system install and then restore "over-the-top" in single user mode. Finally, what is the best method of backing up tapeless systems? These systems are on the same network connected via Ethernet. I have seen referance to Amanda and I guess the other option is NFS mounting them and going from there, but that brings up the restore issue again. I have sufficient DAT tapes and a drive etc. Thanking all of you in advance Regards and Salutations, Mikel -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Mikel Lindsaar | "If the dream is big enough, mikel@cynet.net.au | the facts don't count!" ----------------------------------------------------------- (Under Construction) http://www.cynet.net.au/~mikel/ -----------------------------------------------------------