Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:41:12 -0700 From: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> To: utisoft@googlemail.com Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dump/Restore? Message-ID: <4AAE39E8.8080302@chrismaness.com> In-Reply-To: <0016e6d7ea7bc68d970473840acb@google.com> References: <0016e6d7ea7bc68d970473840acb@google.com>
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utisoft@googlemail.com wrote: > On 14 Sep 2009 02:50, Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Chris Maness chris@chrismaness.com> > wrote: > > > > > I level 0 dump of my server. I lost a file that I need back. Is it > > > > > possible to use restore like tar and explode it into a directory > > > > > instead of a pristine partition/mount? Or even better, is it possible > > > > > to just extract a single file without exploding the whole tape dump? > > > > > > > > > > Sorry if the question seems stupid. > > > > > > > > > > Chris KQ6UP > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I was reading the restore man from my mac, and it was not as > > > > clear. The restore does not seem to work from my mac (this is where > > > > my backup dumps reside as I have two massive HDs). I guess the mac > > > > restore would only work with HFS+ and not UFS. I guess the only way > > > > would be to move the massive dump file back over to the FreeBSD > > > > server. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris KQ6UP > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Try using NFS or cat over ssh, something like > > $ ssh my_mac 'cat dumpfile' | restore -if - > > restore treats the file as a tape, so it doesn't pull any bytes until > you ask it to. This should be the least network intensive way of doing > it.... > > > Good luck! > > Chris Thanks, that looks like a pretty cool trick. Chris
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