ufsdump one machine to another

[SmileWise]

Hi there,

I have a need to replicate one machine to another. I believe that this can be done over the network using ufsdump (and a pipe?). Anyone got any clues for me?

Thanks,
SmileWise

 

[Guest_imported]

You can nfs mount a remote filesystem and make that the dump destination. Likewise you could script the whole thing and use ftp or rcp if your environment allows the use of those tools.

 

[SmileWise]

x1065a, thanks for your reply. Unfortunately we cannot use nfs mount as the machines are in different suburbs and we do not have the bandwidth. Also, we cannot use ftp or rcp as this replication has to occur "live". Do you (or anyone else) have any other ideas?

 

[Igaduma]

Hi there,

Attach a tape to it & ufsdump to tape ?

 

[SmileWise]

Igaduma, thanks for your reply. We need to replicate one machine to another live - across the WAN. Using a tape is therefore inappropriate as it would not be "live". Does anyone else have any clues for me?

 

[Guest_imported]

Put that machine in your .rhosts file and then try ufsdump/restore directly to it.

 

[bluedevils]

a slower more secure way is to scp it using ssh.

 

[mikeclark]

You could try "rsync" or "rdist" they should work over the wan.

 

[bluedevils]

and you could use rsync with ssh to keep it secure.