vdump/vrestore question

From: Johan M Erlank <j_erlank_at_sames.co.za>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 15:10:26 +0200

Hi gents

I'm a new subscriber, with a backup question. I've got an Alpha2000,
running DU3.2C, with advfs on all my file sets. Currently my fstab
looks like this:

root_domain#root / advfs rw 0 0
/proc /proc procfs rw 0 0
usr_domain#usr /usr advfs rw 0 0
/dev/rz0b swap1 ufs sw 0 2
users#fset /users advfs rw 0 0
eng_1#fset /analysis advfs rw 0 0

I want to implement a backup procedure, using vdump. Now, according
to the manuals, a script that looks like this, might help:

vdump -0CuvN / 2> /usr/lib/sysadmin/root.$(date +%y%m%d).log
vdump -0CuvN /usr 2>> /usr/lib/sysadmin/root.$(date +%y%m%d).log
vdump -0CuvN /users 2>> /usr/lib/sysadmin/root.$(date +%y%m%d).log
vdump -0Cuv /eng_1 2>> /usr/lib/sysadmin/root.$(date +%y%m%d).log

I.e. all the savesets are put onto 1 tape, 1 after the other, and
after the last saveset, the tape is rewound.

Now for question time:
1. Will this backup script work?
2. With vrestore, how do I for instance access the last saveset on
the tape? (vrestore doesn't show an option to fast forward until the
end of a saveset)

I hope this is not a FAQ, and if it is, can someone please point me
in the direction where the quickest solution to my problem lies?

Regards,

Johan Erlank

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