Export Util

From: Norman Dunbar <Norman.Dunbar_at_lfs.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:21:13 +0100
Message-ID: <E2F6A70FE45242488C865C3BC1245DA7028C2CDA@lnewton.leeds.lfs.co.uk>

Hi Guys,

at the risk of appearing even more stupid than I usually do, whats wrong with :

exp ...... file=/dev/rmt/some_other_non_default_tape_device

Works for me on HP and Dec Unix servers. I havent got AIX, so if I'ce got it all wrong, please ignore me :o)

Cheers,
Norman.

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Norman Dunbar
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Lynx Financial Systems Ltd.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Billy Verreynne [mailto:verreyb_at_telkom.co.za] Posted At: Friday, August 23, 2002 7:57 AM Posted To: server
Conversation: Export Util
Subject: Re: Export Util

AMADIUM ELEMENT wrote:

> Hello,
> How do I change the default name of an export going to a tape drive
> (/dev/rmt0)? I am running on AIX4.3.3.

To expand on the cryptic answer by Roman.

You create a pipe. You start a background backup process that copies the

contents of the pipe to tape (cpio or dd for example).

Now you start the export and set the file parameter to the pipe.

Export writes a byte into the pipe. The byte is read by the background process and written to tape. Repeats. Until EOF is send to the pipe by Export.

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Billy

Received on Fri Aug 23 2002 - 05:21:13 CDT