On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 09:44:46AM +0100, Gerhard den Hollander wrote: > * Jon LaBadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 11:22:10PM -0500) > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 06:44:14PM -0800, kh teoh wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm using amanda-2.4.3 running on Redhat 7.1(2.4.9). I > > > managed to backup a raw device(/dev/sda13) using DUMP > > > but how do I restore it ? That raw device is not > > > mounted to any directory, it is reserved for Informix > > > use. > > > > Did you try amrestore? Perhaps the syntax: > > > > amrestore <tapedev> <hostname> /dev/sda13 > > > > will be enough. I've not had a need to try it. > > May I politely suggest that it's a very good idea to occasionally restore > some data from your backups just to know what you need to do when you'e > accidentally wiped an entiore disk,a nd you have 500 screaming users at > your door demanding their files back right now ? >
The OP said this was a raw database partition. It contains no user "files". That is what I've not had a need to try because I have no raw database partitions. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
