ignite cpio system backup .... how to get back a specified file/dir

[Lutz_4]

hello,

I have a ignite (cpio) backup and want to extract some specific directory.

when a make some cpio -i < /backup_file I got an "Out of phase--get help" , "Perhaps the "c" option shouldn't be used

with cpio -iRc... it is able to read some files but not everything, I still have "out of phase " msgs.


bye

Mathieu

[Pete Randall]

First off, it's not cpio, but tar - that might be part of your problem. Skip the boot headers with "mt -t /dev/rmt/Xmn fsf 1", then run tar against it.


Pete

[Pete Randall]

Sorry, you're right - it could be cpio but you're definitely going to have skip over the boot headers.


Pete

[harry d brown jr]

I think it's a "tar" (aka pax) backup, not cpio.

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harry d brown jr

[Lutz_4]

No, it's cpio (I've choosen that in ignite)


bye making my cpio -iRcd
cpio: out of phase; resyncing
100775 bin 27166 Mar 18 01:51:14 2003 opt/test/testfile
cpio: out of ohase; resyncing
cpio: Re-synced after skipping xxxx bytes
100775 bin 27166 Mar 18 01:51:14 2003 tmp/testfilexxxx
cpio: out of phase; resyncing

and so on
I do not get the file I want ....

[Pete Randall]

Did you do the "mt -t /dev/rmt/Xmn fsf 1" that I suggested?


Pete

[Bill Hassell]

I'm assuming you are skipping the first file on the tape with mt -f /dev/rmt/... fsf since the first file is a binary HP-UX image. Also make sure you are using the Berkeley device file to avoid all that crazy AT&T rewind stuff (see man mt). You might want to use pax (rather than cpio) which understands both tar and cpio backups, and automatically senses the block size.

[Lutz_4]

Oops I haven't see your remark :/

but BTW my archive file is stored on the station under /ignite/archives/station1/2005-06-18,03:00 (name of the ignite file)

I had a look in the man, mt seems to be for tape ...
with mt -t /ignite/archives/station1/2005-06-18,03:00 I got a "Value too large to be stored in data type"

[Lutz_4]

maybe I can provide more clarification, here is my backup command :
/opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery -a server:/ignite_bck/archives/server -v -x inc_entire=/dev/vg00 -s server -m cpio