Can anyone validate the following way I back up the OS? I have a Alpha 4100
running Digital UNIX 4.0E.
Each Sunday morning I vdump the root directory (/) and the usr directory
(/usr) one after the other on 1 tape using the no-rewind device name. Here
is part of my script:
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# load first tape for vdump
robot load slot 5 drive 0 2>> /tmp/weekendback.log
sleep 180
# vdump root /usr to tape
/sbin/vdump -0 -f /dev/nrmt0h / >> /tmp/weekendback.log 2>>
/tmp/weekendback.log
/bin/date >> /tmp/weekendback.log
/sbin/vdump -0 -f /dev/nrmt0h /usr >> /tmp/weekendback.log 2>>
/tmp/weekendback.log
/bin/date >> /tmp/weekendback.log
# Eject tape
sleep 120
robot home drive 0 2>> /tmp/weekendback.log
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Can I vdump 2 separate file systems onto 1 tape like this?
Does anyone know the vrestore commands I would use to restore these
filesystems from tape?
Is this a good method to back up the OS?
Thank you,
Steve March
Airgas, Inc.
e-mail: Steve.March_at_airgas.com
Received on Thu Apr 05 2001 - 21:20:51 NZST