John, On my FLEX-ES system, the backup command is:
dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/st1 bs=4096 I imagine it's similar for most of the Redhat FLEX-ES implementations. On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:50:17 -0500, McKown, John wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim McAlpine >> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:27 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Redhat emergency recovery tape backup >> >> >> I sent the question below to the Flex list but got no >> response. Anyone using Redhat 8 on this list that could help. >> >> I've produced a couple of redhat 8 recovery tapes recently >> and the backup procedure in both cases has ended with - >> >> 10000+0 records in >> 10000+0 records out >> >> Is this correct. I seem to recall that when I have done this >> in the past that an actual number of records or bytes was >> recorded in the output but my memory is not what it was. >> >> Jim McAlpine > >Unfortunately, I don't have RHEL 8. And I don't know what "backup" you >are using, you don't say (likely whatever the default is, which I do not >know). However, I will say that that output looks very much like what >the "dd" command produces when it copies files. Is it correct? I have no >way of telling. Assuming a "standard" type dd command, with no >overriding options, those two messages say: > >I have successfully read 10,000 512 byte records from the file/device in >the "if=" parameter and successfully written those 10,000 512 byte >records to the file/device in the "of=" parameter. > >-- >John McKown >Senior Systems Programmer >HealthMarkets >Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage >Administrative Services Group >Information Technology > >This message (including any attachments) contains confidential >information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its >content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you >should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, >copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action >based on it, is strictly prohibited. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > Axios Products, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 631-864-3666 x133 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
