Selected abcz folder backup (not volume)

[Akif_1]

Hi All,

I wanted to backup a particular folder abcz , But it did not run successfully where as whole volume /archive backup done successfully.

Command used:
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vxdump -0 -u -f /dev/rmt/0mn /archive/abcz

My ? :

How can i backup a particular folder in a tape for an incremental backup of rman.

Thanks & Regd's

[Akif_1]

Can i use FBACKUP as SAM provide this utility to backup selected directory/file.....

If YES Require a full command path which is used for production purpose......

Note: My selected directory consists of 75GB and backup on DLT tape.

Rgd's

[OldSchool]

as you've discovered, vxdump is the wrong tool for this.

fbackup will do it, however, if you read the man page, its use is "deprecated", meaning that it may not / will not be supported in thh future.

there are a variety of commercial tools that have this ability, such as TSM or DataProtector.

Bacula and Amanda are freely available and might be of use, but I've no idea how / if they "integrate" with rman, nor how you planning on trying to do so.

if you do choose fbackup, you might consider reading the man page.

[Akif_1]

Using the normal tape location to do a full backup, insert a new tape and enter:

# fbackup -f /dev/rmt/0m -i -v


To restore selected files or directories use -i /path option. For example, just restore /home/abcd directory, enter:

# frecover -f /dev/rmt/0m -x -v -i /home/abcd


ERROR:
frecover(4301): /home/abcd not recovered from backup media


After successfully FBACKUP on media and able to view all contents , Unable to FRECOVER it as it throws above error........

Rgd's

[Dennis Handly]

>Unable to FRECOVER it as it throws above error.

You might want to list what's on the tape so see what you backed up.