Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:28:25 +0300 From: Nick <nick@skif.itcom.net.ua> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re[2]: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store) Message-ID: <631137238.20060609102825@skif.itcom.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <448831D3.1060006@dial.pipex.com> References: <986949843.20060608121530@skif.itcom.net.ua> <44882109.50507@dial.pipex.com> <4810525656.20060608162052@skif.itcom.net.ua> <4488290C.4060801@dial.pipex.com> <478980468.20060608170201@skif.itcom.net.ua> <448831D3.1060006@dial.pipex.com>
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=C7=E4=F0=E0=E2=F1=F2=E2=F3=E9=F2=E5, Alex. =C2=FB =EF=E8=F1=E0=EB=E8 8 =E8=FE=ED=FF 2006 =E3., 17:18:59: > Nick wrote: >>The tape is new and empty and I don't know what way is more likely for >>me may be You can give me Your advice what way I should choose for >>copy my information daily? >> =20 >> > (You should copy freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org on your replies). > It depends. If you are just writing some small subset of files from a > filesystem (e.g. your home directory) then tar would do. > If you want to back up your machine, and the tape drive is big enough, > then use dump. > Both have good manual pages. > Confusingly, FreeBSD has two versions of "tar" and which one is the=20 > default "tar" has changed recently. For simple stuff, they will be=20 > compatible with each other. > bsdtar : bsd derived version of tar which in theory will know about=20 > filesystem flags, but if you don't use them then it won't matter. Also > seems to mess up if the archive you write is compressed but happens to > be empty (might be fixed by now). > gtar or gnu tar : GNU GPL version of tar. This is the tar you get on > Linux, for example. Won't know anything about specific FreeBSD=20 > filesystem things like flags. > Other options include cpio (a bit like tar) or specialist backup=20 > software like bacula which you'll find in the ports. I can't comment > either since I've never used them. > You're still very vague about what you want to do; with more specific > information better advice might be possible. E.g. "I want to backup up > my home directory and email files every day"; or "I have four 80Gb disks > which I need to back up to a 40Gb compressing tape drive, what should I > use?". > --Alex thanks for help Alex I found the best way for me to write info to the tape. Can You answered on the last question How can I see free size on the tape or size what I filled? --=20 =D1 =F3=E2=E0=E6=E5=ED=E8=E5=EC, Nick mailto:nick@skif.itcom.net.ua
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