Multiple filesystems on one backup tape
Amy Johnson
johnson at ecovsh.eco.ncsu.edu
Sat Sep 15 06:12:28 AEST 1990
Hi. I would *love* to automate backups, so that all filesystems are backed-up
to one 8mm tape. However, the non-rewindable tape devices seem to rewind
anyways.
For instance, I type:
backup -0 -f/dev/rmt1.1 /local
and when it finishes, it says something like:
dump finished
rewinding tape
dump finished
Isn't /dev/rmt1.1 a non-rewindable tape device???
I would like to have a script something like the following to backup
everything onto one tape:
backup -0 -f/dev/rmt1.1 /local
backup -0 -f/dev/rmt1.1 /u/staff
backup -0 -f/dev/rmt1.1 /u/ugrad
backup -0 -f/dev/rmt1.1 /u/grad
backup -0 -f/dev/rmt1.1 /u/faculty
backup -0 -f/dev/rmt1 /usr
Assuming, I eventually get non-rewinding tape devices to *not* rewind,
should the last tape device be a rewindable tape device, such as /dev/rmt1 ???
Am I missing some logic or common logic here? I've searched through info with
no luck. Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Amy <johnson at ecovsh.eco.ncsu.edu>
Engineering Computer Operations
North Carolina State University
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