Tape dumping programs for Unix/Linux...

From: cvisors_at_carnagevisors.net <(cvisors_at_carnagevisors.net)>
Date: Thu May 2 18:43:56 2002

On Thu, 2 May 2002, Ethan Dicks wrote:

>
> --- 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.
>
> You misunderstand the direction I'm going. I have magtape with data
> already on it. I want to extract that data into a file or set of
> files on the disk that I can then burn to CD-R. I can use dd to move
> raw records, but I would like to also know what the block size was
> for a particular file so I could reconsitute the tape later if
> necessary. I'm not so worried about the VMS BACKUP tapes I need to
> spin off - I want one saveset per file. If I want to dup any install
> tapes (non-VAX), the blocking becomes more critical.
>
> Essentially, a physical backup that is primarily for data recovery,
> but secondarily for later restoration.
>
> I do not intend to use magtape as a primary backup media for Linux
> or Solaris. Writing tape is not a concern here, only reading. I
> do know how to operate dump/restore, tar, etc. They are of _no_ use
> here.
>
> > Benjamin
> > On Thu, 2 May 2002, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > >
> > > So I finally got this TSZ07 (to) archive a mountain of magtape...
> > > What tools are people using for tape archiving under Linux or Solaris?
>
> (by "tape archiving" I mean "archiving *of* tape, not *to* tape; sorry
> if my exact phrasing here is confusing. I thought there was enough
> context to show what I was trying to do).
>
> -ethan
>
I realized after looking at the message again, oh well, I was just trying
to return the help I have recieved off this group many time...

Benjamin
Received on Thu May 02 2002 - 18:43:56 BST