Backup

[YOGI_3]

hi...
can we use tar and fbackup utility on the same tape? for tar to append we use tar -r...
can we append backup with fbackup utility?

thanks in advance..

[Rajeev Shukla]

Yes you can use the tar or fbackup utility on the same tape but not simultaneously and once tar is done on that tape the fbackup is removed and once fbackup is done the tar content is removed.

Also in tar you can append the archive but in fbackup you can not append the archive.

Cheers
Rajeev

[A. Clay Stephenson]

The man page of fbackup states it should not use norewind tape devices --- at the very least this means the fbackup would have to be first --- and at most 1 fbackup per tape. In principle, a tar file could follow the fbackup but I really can't think of a good reason. If you need portability then you shouldn't be using fbackup and if you don't need portability the the speed of fbackup is superior to that of tar.