I would use dump and restore to backup the system, it creates an image on the tape of the partitions I would guess the tape device is /dev/nst0 mt -f /dev/nst0 status dump -0uf /dev/nst0 /dev/sda1 ==to backup partition sda1 etc etc I have a script that does this, that can even pipe it down an encrypted ssh tunnel from one linux box to another if the machine housing the tape unit is in a different linux box.... P. Paul Schoonderwoerd wrote: > On Saturday 19 August 2006 11:10, Geert Batsleer wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I want to backup my PE2800 on tape but I'm not sure how to do this. >> >> My PE2800 has a RAID5 setup with 2 72GB SCSI disks and a Seagate DAT-2 72GB >> internal tape-streamer and I'm running Centos 4.3 with the latest yum >> updates. >> >> I'm not sure if this tape-streamer is recognised by the OS properly because >> it doesn't show up along with my DVD/floppy >> >> I also recieved with the server a copy of Galaxy Express software from Dell >> but from what it looks this seems to be more of a client/server >> backupprogram and not really functional on a standalone server. >> >> So how does one backs up + restores a complete HD (incl. MBR) like a ghost >> image or something on a tape. Any good software or howto's you can suggest >> would be much appreciated. >> >> kind regards, >> >> Geert >> > > Geert, > > Have a look at the mt command. This will amongst other things show you the > status of the tapedrive ( mt -f /dev/mt0 status ). /dev/mt0 is most likely > the devicename for your tapedrive. > > I can recommend Lone-tar from www.cactus.com. Have long time experience with > it, very good and solid. Bare metal restore from two floppies (or CD) and > your tape in under 2 hours. Lots of options but still easy. You can download > a trial version. > Costs somewhere between 400 and 500 Euro's. If that's is too much, have a look > at Bacula. No personal experience with that though. > > Good luck, > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the Enhancion system Scanner and is believed to be clean. http://www.enhancion.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060819/4bed5537/attachment-0005.html>