You can perform a backup to a tape drive attached to a Solaris system.
The following command performs a backup to a tape drive on a Solaris system. The tape drive rewinds the tape.
dump 0f ritchie:/dev/rmt/0 /vol/vol1
The following list describes the elements of the command line:
- 0
- Does a full backup.
- f
- Specifies that a tape device is supplied in the command line.
- ritchie
- The name of the Solaris machine to which the tape drive is connected.
- /dev/rmt/0
- The name of the tape drive. Tape drive names vary according to the type of Solaris system you use.
- /vol/vol1
- The volume to be backed up.
The following command performs a backup to a tape drive on a Solaris system with a 2-GB limit. The size of the backup is greater than 2 GB but less than 4 GB, so the backup must be broken up into two tape files.
dump 0fB thompson:/dev/rmt/0n,/dev/rmt/0n 2097151 /vol/vol1
The following list describes the elements of the command line:
- 0
- Does a full backup.
- f
- A tape device is supplied in the command line.
- B
- Specifies that the maximum tape file size allowed is supplied in the command line.
- thompson
- The name of the Solaris machine to which the tape drive is connected.
- /dev/rmt/0n
- The name of the remote tape drive.
- 2097151
- The maximum tape file size allowed. This is equal to 2 GB.
- /vol/vol1
- The volume to be backed up.