On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 04:20:44PM +0530, Krishnaprasad wrote: > I have a query regarding data storage to tape . I am writing > data to tape using tar utility. how can I cross check the data ie how > can I verify the data...I have tried with verify option with tar > command. But still problem is there... any other option is there ..pls > suggest... Is the filesystem mounted read-only when you're dumping it? If it changes while you're writing it, then a verify will fail. The other option you have, if you can't afford to have the filesystem as read-only, is to use LVM and take a snapshot of it... Cheers, Paul -- Paul Dwerryhouse | PGP Key ID: 0x6B91B584 ======================================================================== Building Java RPMS for Redhat Enterprise Linux and Fedora: http://nepotismia.com/redhat/java/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
