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1. AIX
Hi, AIXers :)
Recently i'm playing around with cpio command, when i try to list out content from LTO2 Tape media using
command:
#cpio -itvc < /dev/rmt1
it's stopped at particular path
100777 root 1042591 Mar 24 10:09:05 2012 /home/uv/bin/usd
and there was an error thrown out:
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Discussion started by: polar
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all,
I've got two HP machines running HP-UX 11.31 and would like to remotely backup one server onto another server's tape unit using the cpio command.
The two servers use a secured communication channel, i.e ssh.
Kindly help,
Koketso (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Koketso
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3. SCO
Hi.
I have this old server onto which i needed to list the content of a tape. This is a SCO box (SCO_SV 3.2 5.0.6 i386) and backup was done using cpio.
#tape status
status : ready beginning-of-tape
soft errors : 0
hard errors : 0
underruns : 0
#dtype /dev/rct0
/dev/rct0 ... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Stephan
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4. SCO
I'm having problems getting backups working on SCO OpenServer 5.7.
using the following command:
find / -depth -print | cpio -ocvB -O /dev/rct0
some files are backed up then the following error is reported:
Reached end of medium on output.
Device /dev/rct0: Change to part 2 and... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: RMA1
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5. Red Hat
Thanks for any insights you might have...
I have a RH8 system setup with a DAT drive.
I have a AIX tape that was made using cpio.
Bottom line is I need to read the AIX tape into the RH box.
I was able to do cpio -itv --no-absolute-filenames < /dev/st0 and read the table of contents.
... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: mike114327
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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)
Discussion started by: ayzeayem
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I use following command to restore data from my cpio tape archive:
$cpio -icvd < /dev/rct0
But this'll restore all tape contents to the current path, what if I want only selected files from the tape, suppose I want
/home/compdir/home2/Rev83/data/PL/01/*.*
files to be restored... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: tayyabq8
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
I have a tape backup(DDS2) with cpio. I want to restore just some directory from this device but I do not know the command ??
other question
what is the best cpio command to take more than 8 GB data ?
thanks
Alice (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: alisevA3
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
Needing to perform a backup of one system to the tape unit on another system. Why, well because the local tape device is stuffed and I desparately need to have a backup completed successfully sooner rather than not at all.
My question is how do I set the below code to allow me to perform... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Cameron
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi i am using HPUX
and i want to know wht is the command to see the listing from the tape device..
i have taken the backup
using cpio -ocvB>/dev/rmt/0m
while seeing the listing using
cpio -itvB</dev/rmt/0m
it is not showing the listing giving message -c option sd be there if i put -c... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Prafulla
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