Tape dumping programs for Unix/Linux...

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Thu May 2 05:34:09 2002

On Thu, 2 May 2002 cvisors_at_carnagevisors.net wrote:

> there is also dump & restore, if the Sparc is running solaris there is
> ufsdump and ufsrestore, and finally if all else fails tar
> these programs should allready be (dump and restore) on the redhat box.

  I'd be very interested to know if RedHat dump/restore will fly on
those magtapes. Linux' version only works on ext2 filesystems on the
dump side, but since the tape archive (_IF_ it was generated by unix
dump) isn't exactly a filesystem.... My bet would be a big no go, but
now I'm curious.
  BTW, Jochen turned me on to the maketape utility from PUPS a while
back. It works very well.

        Doc
Received on Thu May 02 2002 - 05:34:09 BST