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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi all ,
a messages appeared to me when i was checking my /var/adm/messages
and the below code was in it
Oct 6 13:15:21 medprod scsi: /pci@3,700000/SUNW,emlxs@0/fp@0,0/st@w21000024ff305234,7 (st1):
Oct 6 13:15:21 medprod Restoring tape position at fileno=320,... (5 Replies)
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2. Solaris
Hi all,
Can anyone provide me with a site or book that gives detailed information about taking dump of a unix server on a tape and then restoring the server from the dump
Also i want information about migration from old server to new server (solaris 5.6 to solaris 8) (3 Replies)
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3. Solaris
Hi Gurus,
I need help. Mine is an Ultra 10 machine running on solaris 7. Problem with solaris 7 is, it can no longer recognize IDE disks greater that 10GB. My workaround is ro use an external SCSI disk since it is recognizable with solaris 7. I backup my filesystems (residing on the IDE... (2 Replies)
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4. Solaris
Hi,
i have got a tar file some 200MB big and i have ftp'ed the tar file over from one server to another but it does not seem to extract. its giving the following message:
tar xvf saptar
tar: blocksize = 2
Its the first time i used tar so I not got any ideas why its giving this message?... (2 Replies)
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5. Solaris
Server 1 - Sun Solaris 5.8 sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-480R with attached DLT tape drive /dev/rmt/0n
Server 2 - Old DG-UX box which has restore command on it compatible with the files on the backyup tape - backed up with dump2
Server 3 - Sun solaris 5.9 sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V490 with lots of free space... (4 Replies)
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6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
I have tar: tape blocksize error when launching
# gunzip < TierDB.tar.gz |tar -xvf /data/ora/DREC
tar: tape blocksize error
Can you please help me ? It is urgent.
Many thanks. (1 Reply)
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all,
I have kinda inherited this problem, but was wondering if anyone else had any ideas.
Currently all our backup rentention periods are set to 2 weeks, so that we can cycle through tapes (save money etc...). Anyhow the guys next door in IT, decided one day long long ago, that it would... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: B14speedfreak
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
When trying to extract a tar file in HP-UX using tar -xvf command it exits with the following error :"Tar: tape blocksize error".
Tar file is created using the following command with MKS toolkit(Unix Simulation Kit for Windows env) under Windows 2000 Professional:
"$tar -cvf test.tar test.txt... (1 Reply)
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9. AIX
I am trying to restore some files from a DLT drive in AIX 4.3 but I am having a few problems. Basically when I try to run the restore command I get the following error:
Cannot read from the specified input.
Please enter the device name when ready
I am the following command for the restore
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
help please
i have "inherited" a Sco Server (the administrator departed in a hurry...yes we are chasing him..) and haven't used Unix for 8 years.
i have a file that i need to retrieve from a tape.
i have been able to find the file on tape using the cpio -ivt command.
however...
the problem I... (3 Replies)
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