1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Can someone please.... help me how to install tape backup I am using FreeBSD Unix version running on I386 PC box. My IDE tape device is made by HP (Colorado 5GB). Thank you in advance! (15 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi guys I have a Caldera Openlinux 3.1.1 i'm new with this OS so please bear with me. I have no idea about how to install my backup tape could any of you tell me how to do this. I worked before with unix sco openserver 5.0.6 and i know that you can use scoadmin and then option (tape ). ... (1 Reply)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have a script which runs overnight to backup a database into a tar file. I then gzip the file and send it off to a tape device. The command I'm using for the tape backup is tar cvf /dev/rmt/0n /var/dbbackup/${FILE}.gz I thought the n meant no rewind so the next file is copied to tape... (4 Replies)

4. Solaris

hello everybody... i need some help ... so... i need to do some backups from one solaris system and i dont know whitch is the best solution....to use tar or ufsdump...? ...and .... how can i restore files from tape if on the tape i have 2 sessions....how can i access second session....? enough... (4 Replies)

5. Solaris

How can I tell (from the command line) is compression is turned on for a tape drive? I need to backup a system that is approx 150gb to a tape that has 110gb uncompress but 220gb available compressed. Any ideas? Also is it possible to turn compression on or off from the command line? I am... (1 Reply)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi there: I'm new here Can anyone help me: I have DS15 Alpha server : Unix 5.1B Now i need to connect a DLVT VS80 1U Rackmount Tape Drive unit. What is the exact comman to mount the DLTape IV?? How do i make backuo @ copy file to the tape? Thanx to all (0 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, I performed backup on tape and I want to append more files to my previous backup on the same backup tape. But before I do that I need to know the backup file size of the first backup I performed so that I know the available size on the backup tape. Can someone help me what command I will use... (0 Replies)

8. SCO

I am trying to make a full backup of my system using the cpio command. The Tape Unit is a SCSI DDS. The process started fine but after about 30 minutes, it just stopped and showed the following message: 1755 Signal 31 - Core dumped Any idea of what is causing this and how to fix it? ... (4 Replies)

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi All, I would like some feedback / suggestion /recommendation about backup tape/disaster recovery for linux box as i'm new to linux. We have linux box running as webserver which hosting website files. I know that i have to backup all "website files". Is there any Linux system file i have... (2 Replies)

10. AIX

Hi, I am very new to AIX, i have a development and a production server with AIX 6.1. I am using following command to backup my system /usr/bin/mksysb '-m' '-V' '-i' /dev/rmt0 You can what i have in my root volume group in the atached file and and you can also see the backup information of... (14 Replies)