If you need something that is like a ghost image then I would use dd. If you are going to have a complex backup shedule then I would use dump. You can use rdump to backup systems to a remote tape device. As far as the device itself I would guess /dev/st0 if it is a rewinding tape device, and /etc/nst0 if it is not a rewinding tape device, most likely /dev/nst0.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/19/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Rodrigo Barbosa</b> <<a href="mailto:rodrigob@darkover.org">rodrigob@darkover.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>Hash: SHA1<br><br>Here is what I use on stinit.def for a Seageta DAT72 unit, in case you<br>need it:<br><br> {<br> mode1 blocksize=512 compression=1<br> mode2 blocksize=1024 compression=1
<br> mode3 blocksize=512 compression=0<br> mode4 blocksize = 1024 compression=0<br> }<br><br>Pretty simples and direct.<br><br>On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 11:28:16AM +0100, Peter Farrow wrote:<br>> I would use dump and restore to backup the system, it creates an image on the
<br>> tape of the partitions<br>><br>> I would guess the tape device is /dev/nst0<br>><br>> mt -f /dev/nst0 status<br>> dump -0uf /dev/nst0 /dev/sda1<br><br><br>- --<br>Rodrigo Barbosa<br>"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
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