how to get tar 10 gb file.

[aamir4u]

Hi,

Tar command errror message

tar: Size of prodbkp/data/stage/44muf0cm_1_1 >= 8GB.  Not dumped.

How can we solved that error message.

how to tar 10 gb file.

Help me....

[Dennis Handly]

You can't.  You must either use pax or GNU tar.

What HP-UX version are you using?

[aamir4u]

Hello..

uname -a

 HP-UX prodata1 B.11.31 U ia64 0381676395 unlimited-user license

prodata1#gzip -V

gzip 1.3.5 (HP-UX fixlevel 1) (2002-09-30) Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation Copyright 1992-1993 Jean-loup Gailly This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You may redistribute copies of this program under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING. Compilation options: DIRENT UTIME STDC_HEADERS HAVE_UNISTD_H HAVE_MEMORY_H HAVE_STRING_H HAVE_LSTAT Written by Jean-loup Gailly.

I want to take tar /tmp folder   to /opt folder. on same machine.

but its size 10 gb

and please please please .....give the example, i am new in hp ux.

thanks for future...

[rariasn]

Hi Aamir:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/System-Administration/Back-up-with-gnu-tar/m-p/4388995/highlight/true#M349918

Spoiler

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Gnu/tar-1.26/

rgs

[aamir4u]

Hi,

My os version

HP-UX uatdata1 B.11.31 U ia64 0983294516 unlimited-user license

I visited your link but one dout.Are pathes works on 11.31.

and please one example of 10 gb tar.How can make tar 10gb file.

Thanks for past and future.

[Dennis Handly]

>I visited your link but one question.   Do patches works on 11.31?

Only the one mentioned for 11.31.  You don't have to download PAX-Enh on 11.31.

Now the recommended 11.31 pax patch is: PHCO_42016

>please one example of 10 gb tar.  How can make tar 10gb file?

pax -w -v -f foo.pax -x pax path-to-backup ...

[aamir4u]

Hi,

I downloaded the patch and installed to server and make pax like this=

pax -w -v -f test8.pax -x pax 44muf0cm_1_1

output is= test8.pax

Thanks,

But one question how read .pax file and and EXTRACT it.

Please help me .........

[aamir4u]

Hi,

Please see my earliar comments  and reply me as soon as possible

Thanks  for help.

[aamir4u]

Hello.

Hi,

I downloaded the patch and installed to server and make pax like this=

pax -w -v -f test8.pax -x pax 44muf0cm_1_1

output is= test8.pax

Thanks,

But one question how read .pax file and and EXTRACT it.

Please help me .........

[Dennis Handly]

>But one question how read .pax file and and EXTRACT it?

pax -r -v -f test8.pax

To list:

pax -v -f test8.pax