On Fri, 28 Dec 2007, Jeffrey Ross wrote: > Jon Stanley wrote: >> On Dec 28, 2007 10:16 AM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> drive. Dump tends to be unhappy if the filesystem changes during the >>> run, so you might be better off using tar. Also, some tape drives are >>> >> >> Note what Linus has to say on the topic here: >> http://lwn.net/2001/0503/a/lt-dump.php3 >> >> Old post, still applies just as well today as it did then. >> >> > And the rebuttal to Linus' view on dump/restore > > http://dump.sourceforge.net/isdumpdeprecated.html > > However keep in mind, dump will only work on a ext2 or ext3 filesystem. > To restore the filesystem you have a few methods, if you want to restore > everything do the following: > > cd /newfilesystem; restore rf /dev/{tapedevice} > > > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > I tried tar, but it complained about some things, so I'm now looking at rsync. I want to back up to our Overland LTO3 tape library connected to the server via a SCSI card. One filesystem is /home, and the other is /var. I'd want to create a full backup, with verbose output, and weekly incrementals. Again, files may be in-use during backups - no databases in use at this time. I just have to live with the in-use files situation. What would be the best rsync method to the local lto3 library (full magazine with 12 LTO3 400/800 GB tapes). Thanks again. Scott