On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 12:20:37PM +0530, kanika nema wrote: > hi, > > I wanted to use the dump/restore using the backup as a regular file, > instead of the tape. I read the manpages and the documentation on > dump/restore..but i cant figure out how to do it on a regular file. > > The manpage says the file can be anything: > > Write the backup to file; file may be a special device > file like > /dev/rmt12 (a tape drive), /dev/rdisk1s3 (a disk drive), an > ordi- > nary file, or `-' (the standard output). > > I tried using a regular file, but it keeps tryin to open the tape device, > and it cant do it and the dump aborts. > > Can someone tell me how to do this correctly, or is it that dump/restore > works only on tape drives (coz thats what it was originally built for). dump 0f /backup/file.dump /mnt/path (normal dump of fs in /etc/fstab) or dump 0zf /backup/file.dump /other/mnt/path (does compressed dumps, smaller) or dump 0zf /backup/file.dump /dev/unknown (dump of device not in /etc/fstab) HTH, Herbert > thanx for ur help, > Kanika > > _________________________________________________________________ > Free drafts to 700 locations. > http://server1.msn.co.in/msnleads/suvidha/dec03.asp?type=hottag Click here. > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
