Backups When Mediahost != Server
Grenville Whelan - Sun UK
grenvill at trajan.uk.sun.com
Fri Jun 1 20:19:40 AEST 1990
In article <8300 at brazos.Rice.edu> jipping at cs.hope.edu (Mike Jipping) writes:
>Ok...but consider this. What happens when the server has a disk crash?
>Let's say that / and /usr are hosed. Now I want to retrieve them from
>backup. How do I do it? Does the mini-root have "rrestore" in its
>command set?
In the event of a crash on your root file-system, why not just take your
time, rebuild your root from install tapes, and then restore;
alternatively make your own copy of mini-root WITH restore included.
> And what if I'm using a non-standard dump/restore program, say, like
> "8mmbackup" (which uses "cpio") or "supersaver" (which uses its own
> format)? What then?
Sounds like you need an alternative backup utility -- I have such a
utility that performs network backups, supports multi-volume tapes and
supports half-inch tape, QIC cartridges and ExaByte 8mm video. This
utility is essentially a front-end to "dump", but all the operator need do
is define the backup rota, and the rest is done for you -- a log-file is
mailed on completion.
If you'd like a copy, drop me a line.
Hope this helps,
Grenville Whelan, Sun UK, Hilton House, Lord St, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3ND
[Tel. +44 061-477-3100, Email: gwhelan at sunuk.Sun.COM]
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