Re: Backup Question

2005-06-07 Thread Roland Smith
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 11:02:28AM -0500, Cody Holland wrote: > Ok, I'm trying to do a simple tar+gzip backup for my file system. I can > do this no problem. The backup is a little less than 2Gb. What I would > like to do is chop this up into 650Mb pieces that I can ftp over to a > server with a

Re: Backup Question

2005-06-07 Thread Karl Pielorz
--On 07 June 2005 11:02 -0500 Cody Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ok, I'm trying to do a simple tar+gzip backup for my file system. I can do this no problem. The backup is a little less than 2Gb. What I would like to do is chop this up into 650Mb pieces that I can ftp over to a server

Re: Backup Question

2005-06-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:02:28 -0500 "Cody Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I'm trying to do a simple tar+gzip backup for my file system. I > can do this no problem. The backup is a little less than 2Gb. What I > would like to do is chop this up into 650Mb pieces that I can ftp over > to

Re: Backup Question

2005-06-07 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"Cody Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ok, I'm trying to do a simple tar+gzip backup for my file system. I can > do this no problem. The backup is a little less than 2Gb. What I would > like to do is chop this up into 650Mb pieces that I can ftp over to a > server with a cd-r and burn the

Backup Question

2005-06-07 Thread Cody Holland
Ok, I'm trying to do a simple tar+gzip backup for my file system. I can do this no problem. The backup is a little less than 2Gb. What I would like to do is chop this up into 650Mb pieces that I can ftp over to a server with a cd-r and burn them. Does anyone know a good utility that can do this

Re: Backup question

2004-06-09 Thread Andy Smith
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 10:29:27AM -0400, Karen Donathan wrote: > Hello. > > What is the best way to back up the html directory? We do not have a > tape drive. Is there a way to have an automated .tar file created and > sent as email so I could save it on another server? Any help would be

Re: Backup question

2004-06-09 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 10:29:27AM -0400, Karen Donathan wrote: > What is the best way to back up the html directory? We do not have a > tape drive. Is there a way to have an automated .tar file created and > sent as email so I could save it on another server? Any help would be > great! Y

Re: Backup question

2004-06-09 Thread Bill Moran
Karen Donathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. > > What is the best way to back up the html directory? We do not have a > tape drive. Is there a way to have an automated .tar file created and > sent as email so I could save it on another server? Any help would be > great! Ah ... a ne

Re: Backup question

2004-06-09 Thread Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
Karen Donathan wrote: Hello. What is the best way to back up the html directory? We do not have a tape drive. There are many. Keep watching the list and some might show up. Is there a way to have an automated .tar file created and sent as email so I could save it on another server? Any h

Re: Backup question

2004-06-09 Thread Micheal Patterson
- Original Message - From: "Karen Donathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:29 AM Subject: Backup question > Hello. > > What is the best way to back up the html directory? We do not have a > tape

Re: Backup question

2004-06-09 Thread Michael Hollmann
hi there ara many ways: - tar to dvd +/- rw - tar and scp to another unix server - tar and smbclient to another windows server - tar and mail regards michael Karen Donathan wrote: Hello. What is the best way to back up the html directory? We do not have a tape drive. Is there a way to have a

Backup question

2004-06-09 Thread Karen Donathan
Hello. What is the best way to back up the html directory? We do not have a tape drive. Is there a way to have an automated .tar file created and sent as email so I could save it on another server? Any help would be great! Thanks Karen Donathan George Washington High School Charleston, WV

Re: dump backup question

2004-06-05 Thread Nagilum
Hi, I assume you could script something using expect, but maybe you should consider using a real backup program like for example bacula. Kind regards, Alex. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 and I'm trying to backup= a filesystem which is quite large with many files. I

dump backup question

2004-06-04 Thread matiaspinedo
Hi, I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 and I'm trying to backup= a filesystem which is quite large with many files. I'm using dump, and= using a remote tape. I'm also using cron to make a daily backup with d= ump level 9, and a weekly dump with level 0. The problem I have is that during

backup question

2004-02-07 Thread Craig Beasland
Hi there, We have a large disk that now required 2 tapes to backup. We are trying to use the -M --new-volume-script to execute a script which sends an email to the person and waits for them to press the "c" key to continue. The next-tape scripts works when run from the console directly and the me

Re: backup question

2004-02-06 Thread anubis
On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:52 am, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Darryl Hoar wrote: > > I have a Freebsd 5.1-release box with samba installed, configured and > > working. > > > > On my network I have an NT 4 server (can't change this right now). It > > has a share on it called publications.

Re: backup question

2004-02-05 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Darryl Hoar wrote: > I have a Freebsd 5.1-release box with samba installed, configured and > working. > > On my network I have an NT 4 server (can't change this right now). It has > a share on it called publications. > > I would like to synchronize (in one direction) the files

Re: backup question

2004-02-05 Thread HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER
Here's how I do it... - Open a writable Samba share on the FreeBSD box. - Map the drive from Windows and ensure the Win-user can write to it. - Schedule Robocopy (Res. Kit utility) to sync the Samba share from publications. Should do it. Robocoy script should be something like: robocopy.exe C:\p

backup question

2004-02-05 Thread Darryl Hoar
Greetings, I have a Freebsd 5.1-release box with samba installed, configured and working. On my network I have an NT 4 server (can't change this right now). It has a share on it called publications. I would like to synchronize (in one direction) the files from the publication share to the Freebs

Re: Upgrade/Backup question

2003-09-10 Thread Alin-Adrian Anton
Michael A. Alestock wrote: I'm planning on upgrading to a most recent version of FreeBSD (v4.7 to v4.8). I plan on backing up data before doing so. Which configuration files (or filesystem[s]) should I backup ?? /, /etc, /var, /usr ??? I'm excluding "/usr/home" because that's standard anyways.

Upgrade/Backup question

2003-09-10 Thread Michael A. Alestock
I'm planning on upgrading to a most recent version of FreeBSD (v4.7 to v4.8). I plan on backing up data before doing so. Which configuration files (or filesystem[s]) should I backup ?? /, /etc, /var, /usr ??? I'm excluding "/usr/home" because that's standard anyways. >> Michael A., USA ___

Re: drive image dd booting backup question a non-issue

2003-03-25 Thread trader
My apologies... The BIOS just needed a sharp smack up against the head, and it has booted just fine. Old hardware... {mutters} Thanks again, G. Sherman ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

drive image dd booting backup question

2003-03-25 Thread trader
Hi, I have two identical (model/size/etc.) hard drives in a computer, both of which are recognized by the PC's BIOS, both of which are listed in dmesg as ad0 and ad1, respectively, and both of which appear as /dev/ad0 and /dev/ad1. One is master, one is slave. The slave (ad1) is never mount