How to backup the OS with tape

[Rambo_1]

Hi ,
I want to backup the OS with tape, how to do this ?

Thanks

[Abdul Rahiman]

Hello,
You can use different backup commands/utilities to backup OS filesystems (/,/usr & /var) or any other filesystems.
By far the easiest and simplest is to use the dump/vdump command. Here is what we do,
/sbin/vdump -0uf /dev/ntape/tape0_d1 /
/sbin/vdump -0uf /dev/ntape/tape0_d1 /usr
/sbin/vdump -0uf /dev/ntape/tape0_d1 /var

Also well documented in the Tru64 system administration manual,
http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51B_HTML/ARH9FETE/BCKPMNTC.HTM

regds,
Abdul.

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,

what os release?

greetings,

Michael

[Rambo_1]

Thanks for your replies,

And how to restore the OS with tape.

BR

[Rambo_1]

It is 4.0F .
Thanks & BR

[Abdul Rahiman · Accepted solution]

Since you are on 4.0F, replace the tape device name into 4.x style, I used 5.x style device names in the first response.

vdump -0uf /dev/nrmt0h /

And use the vrestore command to restore as follow,

# vrestore -xf /dev/nrmt0h -D /
etc..

regds,
Abdul.

[Ralf Puchner]

it is well explained within the admin guide of Tru64, why not reading the documentation?