Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 10:07:29 +0100 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: re: dump/restore - broken? Message-ID: <354D8551.D1D229AF@tdx.co.uk>
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Tom wrote: > Beware, dump/restore is also broken for large filesystems. I personally > think that dump/restore should be dropped from FreeBSD. > > Tom Eeek! - Please don't tell me that! - I use dump and restore to backup 3 x 9Gig filesystems on a monthly basis, and my own machines 12+Gb on a weekly backup... Whats wrong with dump/restore? - I remember reading an article a while ago (either somewhere on the freebsd.org site - or linked from their) discussing the various backup methods (Tar, Amanda, Dump etc.) - saying that Dump comes out on top for 'out the box' functionality, and ability to cope with 'open/updated' files during the backup etc? We use it here because it's quick enough for what we want to do, you can install a FreeBSD system - and it's installed by default, and it 'appears' to work... (I say 'appears' as now your saying it's broke!?) Regards Karl Pielorz To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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