Re: tar command

From: Klaus Oberle (Klaus.Oberle@LINDE-MH.DE)
Date: Thu Feb 20 2003 - 10:02:31 EST


Found this in the archive. Was from Basim Chafik:

Backup to a remote tape drive

 rdump -fsystemwithdrive:/dev/rmt0 /data_to_backup

OR

tar -cvBf - . | rsh hostname dd of=/dev/rmt0 ibs=20

OR

TO BACKUP

find ./home/username -print | backup -iqvf- | rsh remote_hostname dd
ibs=1024 obs=1024 of=/dev/rmt1

TO RESTORE
cd "the appropriate directory for file that begin ./home/username"
rsh remote_hostname "dd if=/dev/rmt1 bs=1024" | restore -xqvf -

HTH
/klaus

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Hi,

Is it possible to restore data (with "tar" command on a tape) from a remote
server which has tape drive
 on a local server sith no tape drive?

Both servers are installed with AIX4.3.3.

Thanks

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