Thanks to all for the quick response. I was attempting to do a
dump 0f - /old | rsh alpha '(cd /mnt ; restore xf -)'
which fails because dump/restore is not (and never has been) a
portable file format. [sigh] There were several suggestions:
1) tar -- okay as long as you don't exceed the 256 byte file
name buffer (or use gnutar)
2) cpio -- better portability than tar
3) restore on an NFS partition instead of local disk via rsh
I think all will work equally well. I'm inclined to use solution #3
on AXP:
newfs /new
in /etc/exports:
/new -root=sun
on Sun:
mount axp:/new /mnt
dump 0f - /old | (cd /mnt; restore xf -)
Original post:
>Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 18:10:37 -0500 (EST)
>From: Ken Mayer <kmayer_at_mrj.com>
>To: Alpha OSF Managers List <alpha-osf-managers_at_ornl.gov>
>Subject: How to use dump to transfer from Sun to Alpha
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>I'm trying to transfer file systems from my Sun4 server to an AXP
>3000/500. Is there any way to make dump output from the Sun readable on
>the Alpha?
>
>Thanks!
Thanks to:
From: Khalid Paden <khalid_at_FNAL.FNAL.GOV>
From: Eric Cassette <Eric.Cassette_at_univ-lille1.fr>
From: phj06_at_bk.dk (Paul Hostrup-Jessen)
From: pll_at_swl.msd.ray.com
From: "Craig I. Hagan" <hagan_at_oec.com>
From: "G. Del Merritt" <del_at_giant.IntraNet.com>
From: Kevin Brott <KEVINB_at_mailhost.clackamas.cc.or.us>
From: Art Stine <abstine_at_visix.com>
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