Making backup from Windows to Unix Tape.

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

I have several files under several directories on my Winodws XP Workstation Desktop (Total size is 5.5 GB).

Is it possible to copy them to tape attached to our HP-UX Server (with ftp/tar etc without using SAMBA).

Thanks,

Gulam.

[Patrick Wallek]

If you don't want to use SAMBA/CIFS9000 then the only thing I can think of is to copy your files to the HP-UX box and then back up to tape.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Gulam,

Create a lvol with large files enabled, zip your c:\ drive to a file, ftp the file to the unix server and use tar to create a backup to tape.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Steven E. Protter]

You can not directly access the tape drive from a remote device on an HP-9000 server. The only exception I know of is the Veritas Media server which runs $5K license fee.

The best you can do is zip/tar up the files you want on the Windows machine and then ftp/scp them to the Unix Server. Once there a cron job can write them to tape.

The secure way would be to install Secure Shell on the HP-9000 server.

http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1471AA

With a windows client you will be able to set up password free transfer with the scp command of your tarball from Windows to the HP-9000 server.

Much less secure is an ftp script:

example ftp scripting which requires the hard coding of the password in the script.

ftp -nv ${SERVER} << FTPEOF > /tmp/temp_log.$$
user ${USERNAME} ${PASSWORD}
#Get file
get $1
quit
FTPEOF

The backup process itself needs to be initiated on the 9000 server.

If you go the Secure Shell route, your windows box can do this:

ssh root@hp-9000.hostname "fbackup command line"

Good Luck,

SEP

[John Dvorchak]

You can always ftp the files to an HPUX box, and then back them up with fbackup/tar/cpio etc. Of course this pre-supposes that you have access and permission to an HP box.

Keep in mind this is a copy of files, not the same as running a backup on your MS box. So system files would be tough to replace should you need to rebuild the XP box.

I would suggest that you use a GUI type of ftp software in the XP box, that would make it infinately easier to transfer a directory tree.