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IRIS OWNER’S GUIDE 4-23 Workstation Administration
Backing Up a System with a Local Tape Drive
To back up the disk on a workstation with a local tape drive, follow these
steps:
1. Become the super-user:
su
If you are only backing up the /usr file system, go to step 6.
2. Reboot the system into single-user mode:
reboot
b
Correct any errors reported by fsck.
3. Install a tape in the tape drive.
4. Back up the root file system using one of these commands:
Using tar:
tar c . # rewind cartridge tape device
tar c3 . # rewind half-inch tape device
Using cpio:
cpio -oh1 . # rewind cartridge tape device
cpio -oh3 . # rewind half-inch tape device
5. Mount the /usr file system:
mount /dev/md0c /usr
6. Change directories to /usr:
cd /usr
7. Install another tape in the tape drive.
8 Back up the /usr file system using one of these commands:
Using tar:
tar c . # rewind cartridge tape device
tar c3 . # rewind half-inch tape device
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