Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:26:17 +0200 From: Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de> To: "Paul D. Schmidt" <pds@uberhacker.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone have an expect script to work with dump/chio? Message-ID: <20000825212617.A42432@curry.mchp.siemens.de> In-Reply-To: <011901c00ebf$1a25c840$c901050a@uberhacker.org>; from pds@uberhacker.org on Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 02:05:49PM -0400 References: <011901c00ebf$1a25c840$c901050a@uberhacker.org>
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On Fri, 25-Aug-2000 at 14:05:49 -0400, Paul D. Schmidt wrote: > Anyone happen to know if there is an expect script out there (or some other > script) that will change tapes via chio when dump(1) asks for another one? > I realize AMANDA is a popular backup tool, but since my backup images are > larger than my tapes (4/8GB DDS-2) it is not possible to use it yet. I'm > not concerned with elegancy, so I am willing to do a full level 0 dump as > often as needed (incrementals aren't top priority, but would be nice). I > just want something I can use to start the backup, and walk away as it uses > tapes from the 12-tape autoloader that I have. > > Just wanted to see if this already exists before I re-invent the wheel. > Also, if anyone has any other suggestions for backup solutions that would > work, I'm all ears :) I am using tar (GNU tar) 1.13.17 with the -L and -F options on a DLT 4700 autoloader. Works great. -Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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