ron@mlfarm.UUCP (Ronald Florence) (08/06/89)
I would appreciate advice on using a second hard disk as a backup
device. (This is not a "mirroring" setup.) The first hard disk is
divided into two file systems: root and /dev/u. The second hard disk
is a single system: /dev/archive. Can and/or should I use the restore
and backup commands? Cpio? Or should I use the copy command to
create a copy of the root and /dev/u filesystems on /dev/archive?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.
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Ronald Florence ...{hsi!aati,rayssd}!mlfarm!rontawab@net4.UUCP (08/10/89)
/* Written 1:45 pm Aug 6, 1989 by ron@mlfarm.UUCP >I would appreciate advice on using a second hard disk as a backup >device. (This is not a "mirroring" setup.) The first hard disk is >divided into two file systems: root and /dev/u. The second hard disk >is a single system: /dev/archive. Can and/or should I use the restore >and backup commands? Cpio? Or should I use the copy command to >create a copy of the root and /dev/u filesystems on /dev/archive? about 6 months agow we had harddisks for backup, and we used `cpio'. I think it's ok because it takes the file-structure and keep's the ownership of the file. I guesse dump would do the same thing if you only have one filesystem to be copied, we had about 100 filesystems and so we used cpio, but you have to find out first if /dev/AA has enough space to take /dev/XX. (Was not easy to write a Intelligent sh-script (whith awk) to find out which filesystem should be copied to where?!. If you have more then one filesystem and you are interrested in the program just send me a mail. Robin =============================================================================== Robin Tawab | I don't know where I'm going, NIXDORF COMPUTER AG | but I'll be the first. Dep DTSW 2-4 | Berliner Str. 95 | Has anyone read my question D-8000 Munic (West Germany) | "How to close a Socket Quickly" Tel.: xxx-89/3601-3171 | in comp.unix.qustions ???? eunet: tawab.muc@nixpbe.UUCP | !USA: mcvax!unido!nixpbe!tawab.muc | USA: uunet!linus!nixbur!tawab.muc | ===============================================================================