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- From: franks@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com (Frank Slootweg CRC)
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 14:21:58 GMT
- Subject: Re: backup with cpio and tape-change
- Message-ID: <28510400@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, The Netherlands
- Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!hplextra!hpcc05!hpbbn!hpuamsa!franks
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- References: <1992Dec11.141516.23401@knipp.en.open.de>
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- elmar@knipp.en.open.de (Elmar Knipp) writes:
-
- > I use a HP9000/720 with HP-UX 8.07. To do a backup,
- > I use the backup-sript in /etc to a DAT-DDS-Drive.
- > I have about 5 Giga-Bytes to do a full backup.
- >
- > When the first cassette is full, cpio displays
- > the message like "if you want to go on, change tape
- > and input a new device". It seems to work.
- >
- > When restoring files, the same message appears.
- > But the last file on the first tape is corrupted.
- > Cpio says resyncing (option -R) and skipping.
-
- If you are using the "-R" option when restoring ("cpio -i...") then
- please do not do that. You should only use the "-R" option if you have a
- corrupt tape or you are starting the restore with anything else than the
- first tape. For a normal restore, i.e. starting with the first tape, you
- should not use the "-R" option.
-
- Frank Slootweg, HP, Dutch Customer Response Center
-