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1. Emergency UNIX and Linux Support
Hi
I recently deleted my /etc but I had a backup on tape. I was able to boot the server with a cd-rom and mounted the /c1t0d0s0 which is where the root directory resides. However when I tried to restore the backup with tar xvf /dev/rmt/0n I wasn't successful even though I was able to use the tar... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: rahmantanko
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2. AIX
good morning everyone
how can i find the tape backup/restore Date/time? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Portabello
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3. Solaris
Hope someone can help me here...
I've got to restore an E450 with 300MHz cpus which was running Solaris 2.6 from tape. Regrettably the boot drive has failed.
I've access to the first release of Solaris 2.6 CD's and to a set of Solaris 9 CD's.
I remember that different E450 CPUs needed different... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: pamplemousse
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4. Solaris
I have a T2000 server that is JumpStarted with Solaris 10 from the JumpStart server. Host name and IP address is changed after that. Then we backup the server using FLAR to tape:
root.damas# date; flarcreate -c -t -n "Sol10_cairo_image" -a "engineering@starsolutions.com" -R / /dev/rmt/0n ;... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: StarSol
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
I have an old Unix system used by a client as a backup server.I installed an Exabyte tape drive and on restarting the server and during POSTs, the system recognizes the tape drive with its scsi id. On running the command devstat -IAF, the system sees the tape drive quite well.
When... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ezleone
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6. 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)
Discussion started by: zionpc
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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)
Discussion started by: ayhanne
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8. 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)
Discussion started by: ayzeayem
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9. AIX
Hello everyone
I have a tape with some information that I got
to restore, the tape was made with the fbackup
command in a hp box.
My question is that I have to restore in a Ibm
box, how can I do this ?
Thanks in advance (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: lo-lp-kl
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10. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
I have been restoring from tape some old data. I have done quite a few tapes and have had no problems until now.
The command I am running is "dd if=/dev/rmt/1hbn bs=1024 | tar -pBxF - ".
This is the second tape have have come up with the error "Not enough space". This tape has a couple of... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mtoombs
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