ufsrestore

[blazin1]

in trying to create a dump list...I get nothing.
I created a directory tmp


# ufsrestore tfy /dev/rmt/0mn >/tmp/dump.list

When I check my tmp directory to see if the file has been created...nothing in it.

any thoughts.

 

[NortonES2]

do you have the right to create files in the /tmp directory?

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[blazin1]

yep. root user.

 

[NortonES2]

I also think you need a space between the > and /tmp

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[NortonES2]

try ufsrestore -tfy /dev/rmt/0 > /tmp/dump.list

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[blazin1]

nope that didn't work.

 

[blazin1]

dang, i have a thought. i'm logged in as su from my pc.
think it would matter if i were at the console?

 

[NortonES2]

could try logging in as follows:-

su - root

as opposed to just su

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[blazin1]

i'm an idiot. your first idea worked. I had two logins going. I switched to a different directory to have a looksee. thank you for your help.

 

[KenCunningham]

Why are you using tfy as the options? As far as I can see, if you don't have a dumpfile to restore the list from (ie option f will look for a dumpfile), nothing will happen. Try tvf as your options. HTH.

 

[blazin1]

the f option i think is ignored. i'm going thru my o'reilly book. i'll try the verbose option. i have some free time at work so i'm attempting to learn more about recoveries...just in case.

 

[KenCunningham]

Sorry, ignore me, in our scenario we use

ufsrestore tvf /dev/rmt/0cbn <optional files>

Not sure what I was thinking above, brain a little frazzled just now! However, the v option should give you an output.Let us know how you get on.

 

[blazin1]

i will. no need to appologize. i'm glad for you input and help.
i have a feeling that the canned backup script i'm using is backing up as tar files. not sure yet. i can read the files, and directories, but i've just got a feeling. either way, i'll figure it out and let you know how it worked out.

thanks again ken,

LJ

 

[jad]

#! /sbin/sh
#
# Backup Procedure "@(#)dumpdaily	1.3 07/08/02 (c) Scientific Analysis Instruments (SAI)"
#
# if we have passed in a parameter, and it is a number from 0 to 9 then use that.
if [ "x$1" != "x" ] && [ "$1" = "0" -o $1 -gt 1 -a $1 -lt 10 ] ; then Level=$1 ; else
DAY=`date +%a`;

# else split on the current day of the week.
case  $DAY in 
  "Mon") Level=3 ;;
  "Tue") Level=4 ;;
  "Wed") Level=5 ;;
  "Thu") Level=1 ;;
  "Fri") Level=2 ;;
esac

fi

# Tape Device
DEVICE=/dev/rmt/1n
#

# Monday    Level3
# Tuesday   Level4
# Wednesday Level5
# Thursday  Level1    Change tape today 
# Friday    Level2
#
#
#
#	/
ufsdump ${Level}fu $DEVICE /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0
#
#	/usr/openwin
ufsdump ${Level}fu $DEVICE /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1
#
#	/var
ufsdump ${Level}fu $DEVICE /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s3
#
#	/opt
ufsdump ${Level}fu $DEVICE /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s5
#
#	/usr
ufsdump ${Level}fu $DEVICE /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6
#
#	/export/home
ufsdump ${Level}fu $DEVICE /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7

# eject only after Level 1 dump, or level 0 dump
#

if [ "$Level" = "1" -o "$Level" = "0" ] ; then 

#	eject tape
eval `echo $DEVICE | awk '{
    n=split($0,a,":");     if (n==1){         printf("mt -f %s offline",$0);     } else {         printf("rsh %s mt -f %s offline\n",a[1],a[2]);     } }'`

fi

above is the script we use all over the place now, if you pass in a device name of <remote machine>:/dev/rmt/1n it will eject the tape for you at the end.

if you want to do a level 0 dump, you just call the script 'dumpdaily 0' to passthrough the level 0 dump.

yeah it could do with a couple of minor changes, ufsdump can do the ejecting automatically, withought the mt/rsh commands, you will need to modify it for your slices, etc., but as i said it works for us.

Jon

 

[jad]

actually i've just noticed that you can't seem to pass in '1' on that script ... must have been a bad day for me

 

[blazin1]

Hey that's great. Thanks a bunch.
I do have another question...
has to do with restoring a file...
I would like to know how to restore a specific file from tape.
say file is named &quot;paper&quot; and it's at 35000

ufsrestore ifvy /dev/rmt/0 ./freddy/paper

then i have to extract the file and tell unix where to stick it. no pun intended.

 

[jad]

mkdir -p /export/home/restore
cd /export/home/restore
ufsrestore ivfs /dev/rmt/0 35000
cd freddy
add paper
extract
1
quit

will put the file from the 35000'th backup into /export/home/restore/freddy/paper

 

[blazin1]

That worked out just fine. Many thanks jad! Oh and thank you for the scripts. As soon as I'm finished going through this book it is on to improving my C programming. I joined a VB site some time ago which I thought was pretty good. But this site is much much better. I've got to answer a question about how I hooked up my server to an NT network. Thank you again. This was a great help and relief.

LJ