The tar and cpio commands can move data between systems. The tar command for this operating system is not fully compatible with the 4.3 BSD tar command. The tar command for this operating system requires the -B flag (blocking input) if it is reading from a pipe. The AT&T cpio command is compatible with this version.
This operating system can read and write in dump and restore command format. For example, the backup command for this operating system with the syntax:
backup -0uf Device Filesystemname
is the same as the 4.3 BSD dump command with the syntax:
dump 0uf Device Filesystemname
Similarly, the restore command for this operating sytem with the syntax:
restore -mivf Device
is the same as the 4.3 BSD restore command with the syntax:
restore ivf Device
This operating system also has the 4.3 BSD rdump and rrestore commands. The only difference in the two versions is that for this operating system each argument must be preceded by a - (dash). For example, the following command:
rdump -0 -f orca:/dev/rmt0 /dev/hd2
is equivalent to the 4.3 BSD command:
rdump 0f orca:/dev/rmt0 /dev/hd2
The backup command for this operating system with the following syntax:
backup -0f /dev/rmt0 /dev/hd2
is equivalent to the 4.3 BSD dump command with this syntax:
dump 0f /dev/rmt0 /dev/hd2
This operating system does not directly support non-IBM SCSI tape drives. However, you can add your own header and interface that use the IBM SCSI driver. For more information, see the information on adding an unsupported device to the system in AIX 5L Version 5.1 Kernel Extensions and Device Support Programming Concepts and Backup Overview.