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Operating Systems Solaris Backing up the system Post 302111958 by Sowser on Friday 23rd of March 2007 02:13:47 PM
Old 03-23-2007
ufsdump

do you have a tape drive attached? if so, just use ufsdump...so easy and convenient. Stick the file in cron and stick the following in the file.

clear
mt rewind
echo " THE TAPE IS REWINDING ....." > /var/adm/backlog
ARCH=/home/homedir
echo ""
echo " Backup start...." >> /var/adm/backlog
date >> /var/adm/backlog
ufsdump 0uf /dev/rmt/0cn /
echo "/ is done " >> /var/adm/backlog
ufsdump 0uf /dev/rmt/0cn /usr
echo "/usr is done " >> /var/adm/backlog
ufsdump 0uf /dev/rmt/0cn /export/home
echo "/export/home is done " >> /var/adm/backlog
ufsdump 0uf /dev/rmt/0cn /home
echo "/home is done " >> /var/adm/backlog
ufsdump 0uf /dev/rmt/0cn /ford
echo "/ford is done " >> /var/adm/backlog
ufsdump 0uf /dev/rmt/0cn /bulk
echo "/bulk is done " >> /var/adm/backlog
echo ""
echo "THE FULL SYSTEM BACKUP IS COMPLETED"
echo "THE FULL SYSTEM BACKUP IS COMPLETED" >> /var/adm/backlog
date >> /var/adm/backlog
echo "PLEASE REMOVE THE TAPE AND STORE IT IN A SAFE LOCATION"

You can modify it as needed with additional timestamps & more mount points.

Hope that helps...try it out line by line before you implement the script version. That way you know it works from beginning to end for your specific server.

-S
 

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llconvert(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      llconvert(8)

NAME
llconvert - Modify lastlog records from DIGITAL UNIX releases 4.0x and prior to new format SYNOPSIS
/usr/lbin/llconvert [-vnrp?h] input_file [output_file] OPTIONS
Restore new format to old format. Verbose. Display lines while converting. Do not preserve contents of input file. Formatted print only. Do not convert. (May be used with the -r option). Display usage message. DESCRIPTION
The llconvert command reads records from the lastlog file, such as /var/adm/lastlog, and converts the record format to the updated struct lastlog format. If no output file is specified or if the output file path is identical to the input file path, llconvert makes a backup copy of the original input file using the following algorithm: If filename.orig exists. Where n is a unique number. The llconvert command attempts to detect an input file that is in the wrong format (for example, input file is already a new format file). A warning message is issued in this case, but conversion continues. RETURN VALUES
Success. An error occurred. EXAMPLES
To convert an old format accounting file to the new format: llconvert /var/adm/lastlog.prev Upon completion of this command, /var/adm/lastlog.prev will have been converted to the new format. The original /var/adm/last- log.prev is renamed to: /var/adm/lastlog.prev.orig To convert a lastlog file in new format to the old format: llconvert -r /var/adm/lastlog /var/adm/last- log.old FILES
Lastlog header file that defines the format for the lastlog file. The active lastlog file. SEE ALSO
Commands: finger(1) llconvert(8)
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