topic Re: fbackup command in Operating System - HP-UX

fbackup command

Fauziah Mahdan — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:49:43 GMT

I run fbackup command to my hpux 11.11 server using command fbackup -vf /dev/rmt/0m -i /
An alert appear as /net not backup up 'n' option (NFS) not specified

Why? All the while I am using the same command.

fauziah

Re: fbackup command

Ivan Ferreira — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:59:15 GMT

The /net is normally a mount point for NFS file systems, normally used with automount/autofs.

In this case, is indicating that the /net filesystem won't be backed up because the option to backup NFS file systems was not specified (-n).

Re: fbackup command

Fauziah Mahdan — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:02:14 GMT

then what is the right command?

Re: fbackup command

Khairy — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:07:01 GMT

hi fauziah,

your command looks OK but if you have /net as nfs mount and you want to have it backup, just add '-n' to your fbackup command. By default, fbackup does not cross NFS mount points, even if you specify paths by using '-i' or '-g' options. For more info, man fbackup.

Rgds

Re: fbackup command

Bill Hassell — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:40:30 GMT

There is nothing wrong. It is not an error message, it is just notifying you that /net is NFS and since the -n option was not present, it won't be backed up. Since NFS is so slow, it is not a good idea to backup remote mountpoints.

Re: fbackup command

susee_sundar — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:52:07 GMT

HI ..

#fbackup -nvf /dev/rmt0m -i /

Re: fbackup command

Fauziah Mahdan — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:16:13 GMT

so how to proceed the backup? it ask me to enter something.

Re: fbackup command

Fauziah Mahdan — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:18:36 GMT

BTW I already run command fbackup -nvf /dev/rmt/0m -i /
At 1st msg appear as the backup started but it end by cheksum error.

Re: fbackup command

susee_sundar — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:13:03 GMT

Can you give me the screen shot of the error message.....

Re: fbackup command

Fauziah Mahdan — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:59:57 GMT

Ok I rerun again the comamnd today with fbackup -nvf /dev/rmt/0m -i /
It works.
Maybe that day the it cannot read the tape or the tape drive itself not that stable.
Thanks all

Fauziah Mahdan

Re: fbackup command

Fauziah Mahdan — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:42:04 GMT

thanks