QUESTION:
I have five different database filesystems that I need to back up. The
total size of these filesystems is just greater than 3 gig, so I can
no longer back them up to one tape with a cron job that runs after
hours.
What I would like to do is write a script to back them up and compress
them to a file on my disk. I used the following command:
cd /dbli (this is one of my filesystems)
find . -print | compress | dd of=/database/dbli.backup
This command seemed to do what I wanted it to do. My problem is that I
cannot determine the command to uncompress and restore. This is my start
dd if=/database/dbli.backup | uncompress
I get a list of files sent to the screen, but nothing restores. Is it
possible to do what I am trying to do?
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A: It looks like the backup command was inadvertently left out of your
command. What happened was after the find, a compress of the list
was made, then the compressed list was sent to dd. Try the following
commands to backup and restore:
(Backup)
find . -print | backup -if - | compress | dd of=/database/dbli.backup
(Verify)
dd if=/database/dbli.backup | uncompress | restore -Tvf-
(Restore)
dd if=/database/dbli.backup | uncompress | restore -xvf-
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This item was created from library item Q626277 CDSLV
Additional search words:
APR93 BACKUP CDSLV COMPRESS COMPRESSION IX MANAGEMENT OP RECOVERY
RESTORE RISCMGMT RISCSYSTEM SOFTWARE SYS SYSTEM UNCOMPRESS
WWQA: ITEM: RTA000030732 ITEM: RTA000030732
Dated: 03/1996 Category: RISCMGMT
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