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Examples: Tape drive attached to a Solaris system

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.