Sergey wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I'd like to be able to store zfs filesystems on a tape drive that is attached 
> to
> another Solaris U4 x86 server. The idea is to use "zfs send" together with 
> tar in order to get the list of the filesystems' snapshots stored on a tape 
> and be able to perform a restore operation later. It's pretty nice to use tar 
> to get a content of the tape in human-readable form.
>
> How can I do it in-one-command without intermediate file? 
>
> The file ifself can be done using "zfs send tank/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 
> /path/to/filesystem_snapshot.zfs" ? But it's painfull to reserve pretty large 
> amount if disk space to store intermidiate .zfs file..
>
> Of course, I can write to remote type using ssh using the command below but 
> I'd lile to see some kind of meaningful names on the tape:
>
> # zfs send tank/[EMAIL PROTECTED] | ssh remote_server "cat > /dev/rmt/0bn"
>   

close.  mt(1) is the command you want rather than cat.
 -- richard

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