[comp.sys.hp] fsck

lrb@alex.ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (3787 x4108) (01/22/91)

traditionally (ie: since '87) on the 540 we have brought the system 
down for backups to do fsck on all the disks every week.

now that we have an 822 and i am reorganizing the backups. i
want to question this. ie: is it REALLY neccessary to fsck the disks
every week before my incremental?

thanks
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Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) (01/23/91)

>>>>> On 22 Jan 91 00:19:01 GMT, lrb@alex.ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (3787 x4108) said:

lrb> want to question this. ie: is it REALLY neccessary to fsck the disks
lrb> every week before my incremental?

I hardly ever run fsck.  Usually fsck only runs when the system
crashes due to a power failure.  I haven't run into any problem due to
this "habbit".
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steve@quonset.cfht.hawaii.edu (Steven Smith) (01/23/91)

It is a good idea to run fsck before you do a dump.

I have had the experience of a 835 file system (HP-UX 3.1 and 7.0)
being hosed from normal (for us) operation (no crash/power failure/etc),
and a dump of this file system being less than helpful when the file 
system eventually ate itself.

But, I do play fast and loose when I feel lucky ;->
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graham@hparc0.HP.COM (Graham Eddy) (02/12/91)

>                            is it REALLY neccessary to fsck the disks
> every week before my incremental?

"do i REALLY need house insurance?"
of course not - until that day i do..

-graham "only optimists are surprised when THE DAY finally happens"