Dump/Restore MT 1

[bkonner]

Hi,

I have a SCSI 20/40 GB tape backup for my server. The server has two mirrored SCSI hard drives each 36.4 GB hard drives. There are several volumes which I want to backup. I am using the following command: "/sbin/dump -0 -f /dev/nst0 /dev/ida/c0d0p6 -L Home" to backup the first partition, then I am using the command "/sbin/dump -0 -f /dev/nst0 /dev/ida/c0d0p7 -L Var" to cover the next partion (etc). I am not rewinding the tape. All seems to go well. My question is, how do I access each volume? By running the commands: "/mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind", I rewind the tape. By running the command "/sbin/restore -ivf /dev/nst0" I am able to see the first volume (dev/ida/c0d0p6). How do I get to the next volume (dev/ida/c0d0p7)? Do I use the files, name, ie the first restoration was called Home, and the second was called Var. Do I do this by location on the tape? Also, I think I should back up all drives, except I guess /swap (including /Boot, and /)

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[ianf]

Hi,

generic unix syntax (I'm not 100% on linux)

# mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf n
where n is the number of archives that you want to fastforward (fsf) through.

Hope this helps/works. Ian

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