Archiving Data To Backup Tapes

To Create the backup:

  • rlogin c3 :: login to machine on which drive is mounted
  • mt -f /dev/nrst1 rew :: mount the device and rewind
  • pdtar cf c3:/dev/nrst1 . :: create archive from remote machine

    • To Retrieve the backup:

  • mt -f /dev/nrst1 rew :: rewind again
  • pdtar tf c3:/dev/nrst1 :: print table of contents
  • pdtar xf c3:/dev/nrst1 :: extract the contents

    • To Retrieve the 2nd backup:

  • mt -f /dev/nrst1 rew :: rewind again
  • mt -f /dev/nrst1 fsf 1 :: go forward to the next file on the tape
  • ...
    • Last update: Sun Jan 22 14:33:48 1995

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