Re: [CentOS] Tape backup question.

["Joshua Gimer" <jgimer@xxxxxxxxx>]

If you need something that is like a ghost image then I would use dd. If you are going to have a complex backup shedule then I would use dump. You can use rdump to backup systems to a remote tape device. As far as the device itself I would guess /dev/st0 if it is a rewinding tape device, and /etc/nst0 if it is not a rewinding tape device, most likely /dev/nst0.

On 8/19/06, Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Here is what I use on stinit.def for a Seageta DAT72 unit, in case you
need it:

{
              mode1 blocksize=512 compression=1
              mode2 blocksize=1024 compression=1
              mode3 blocksize=512 compression=0
              mode4 blocksize = 1024 compression=0
}

Pretty simples and direct.

On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 11:28:16AM +0100, Peter Farrow wrote:
> I would use dump and restore to backup the system, it creates an image on the
> tape of the partitions
>
> I would guess the tape device is /dev/nst0
>
> mt -f /dev/nst0 status
> dump -0uf /dev/nst0 /dev/sda1


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