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From: rhialto@mbfys.kun.nl (Olaf Seibert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Q: scsi tape backups
Date: 18 Aug 1995 22:33:44 GMT
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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In <410ur0$rku@news.laser.net> warbird@laser.net writes:
>This is my first Un*x box I have full admin rights to, so please bear with me.
>
>I have a 525mb scsi1 QIC tape drive, soon to be replaced with a 4mm (2gig).
>Now, I'd like to back up my NetBSD machine as well as an OS/2 box.  Mounting
>the OS/2 box's drives thru NFS is a done deal.  Which program(s) should I use
>for backing up the systems?  I'm familiar with tar to some extent (used gtar/gtak

What I'm using is tar, in particular with its --listed-incremental option.

>for OS/2) but I'm curious as to the (de)merits of dump.  I've looked at mt, but
>it's role is not clear.  I also need to find out how to control the tape drive, ie
>rewind, eject, that sort of thing.  I'll be happy to RTFM, problem is I don't know

Rewind and eject is precisely what to use mt for :)

>WHAT to rtfm.  thanks for the help.

-Olaf.
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