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1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Due to budget constraints I have to reinvent an Enterprise backup system in a SPARC (sun4v) Solaris estate (10 & 11). (yep - reinvent wheel, fun but time consuming. Is this wise?! :confused: )
For each filesystem of interest, to try to capture a 'catalog' at the front of each cpio archive (for... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: am115998
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi I'm new to the forum and looking for some help with cpio archive creation.
I have a bunch of directories that I need to make into a cpio archive.
The problem I'm having is that when I input the commands I get the cpio archive but it creates a duplicate of the archive inside the archive... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: reeves1985
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3. Solaris
i need to extract cpio file archived full path to /restore/ (not full path or fullpath under this directory ) i can't find option for cpio please help me
example.
i have cpio file archive /etc/* and i need to extract file to /restore
#cpio -ivBcdmu < xx.cpio
but data from cpio not... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: infjustice
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4. AIX
Hi,
FYI I've this AIX6.1 machine that I'm telnet to using Putty. I have this oracle client file which is 1G+ that took me several hours to transfer.
I was trying to unzip 10gr2_aix5l64_client.cpio.gz.
# gunzip 10gr2_aix5l64_client.cpio.gz /usr/app/oracle
gunzip: /usr/app/oracle is a... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: pilotHans
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5. AIX
Hi,
Currently a backup script copies compressed files to tape using cpio command (on AIX 5.2). Recently we've had a compressed file which has gone over 2 GB in size resulting in an error while copying this file onto the tape using cpio.
Any suggestions on relevant workarounds would be much... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: dnicky
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6. HP-UX
Hello all ...
I am an Oracle DBA that got stuck in a HP-UX SA role and need some help figuring out a UNIX problem. According to Oracle documentation, I am to issue the following command ...
cpio -idcmv <file_name>
However when I do, the server just hangs there and does nothing til I... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: soestx
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello,
how can I restore files from a DAT using CPIO ?
If I make :
# mkdir save
# cd /save
# cpio -icumvdB </dev/rct0
Does the archive restore only in the directory /save ?
And how can I restore a specified file from the DAT with the cpio command ? How can I know the size of the... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: kok
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi everyone.
I'm needing some help with this. I've made some backups on the same tape using cpio.
With cpio -civt < /dev/rmt/0un i could see the first backups files, but now i'm getting the next messages <<End of medum on "imput">> <<To continue, type device/file name when ready>>.
I... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: livortiz
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all,
Please help me with the extraction of files from a cpio.
what I mean is basically I have received a file from someone i.e
rooh.cpio.
this file rooh.cpio contains various files in it.
I want to know how I can extract the files and copy them to a different directory .
Your quick... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: rooh
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
by mistake I deleted all the files in
/usr2/symix/users/wfpsys/tpsc/ directory.
full backup has taken yesterday using "CPIO" command and I am able to view the files from tape also using cpio command.
but i couldn't able to restore back the files. Can you please help me immeditely by giving the... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: wipro fluid power
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