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From: ashton@hpfcdj.HP.COM (Ashton Delahousaye)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Backup over net (Was Re: NFS Super users?)
Message-ID: <1800007@hpfcdj.HP.COM>
Date: 5 Jul 89 16:42:36 GMT
References: <2924@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
Organization: Hewlett Packard -- Fort Collins, CO
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	There are a variety of ways to remotely archive files.  It depends 
of course on your target machine, the type of archive you want to
create, etc.  The following example should give you some ideas to create
your own remote archives.

	to/from an HP from/to an Apollo machine:

  tar cf - .|remsh remote_host dd obs=400b of=/dev/rct8 
  remsh remote_host dd ibs=400b if=/dev/rct8|tar xvBf -

  Similarly, remote archives can be done using cpio.
  This was used to backup an SGI machine to an HP

find . -print | cpio -ocv | rsh hpfcli "dd obs=400b | tcio -o /dev/rct/c0"

  !!! Be sure to use tcio when talking to traditional HP drives !!!

  I'm not familiar with rdump, and know nothing about why it isn't implemented.
  There may be an easier way to do remote archives.  These methods or 
  variations have worked for me, with a variety of manufacturer's machines.

                                            Ashton