topic Ignite Backup in Operating System - HP-UX

Ignite Backup

Waqar Razi — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:27:03 GMT

I am creating a script for automating ignite backup, what I want at the end after the completion of backup, the tape rewinds and then check for some directory in the backup to make sure if the tape is readable on that drive and the backup is valid.

Could any one tell me the commands to rewind the tape and then check for certain files or directories in it?

Re: Ignite Backup

Pete Randall — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:36:21 GMT

mt -f /dev/rmt/0m rew
mt -f /dev/rmt/0mn fsf 1
tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0mn filename

Pete

Re: Ignite Backup

Waqar Razi — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:41:58 GMT

What does check_tape_recovery do?

Re: Ignite Backup

Tim Nelson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:51:29 GMT

man check_tape_recovery

DESCRIPTION
check_tape_recovery compares the files on a currently running system
with a tape recovery archive created by make_tape_recovery. A list of
files on the current system is compared to the list of files in the
archive, and a report is generated showing those files that have been
added, deleted, and changed since the archive was created.

The system administrator may use this report to assist in determining
whether a new archive should be created with make_tape_recovery.