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From: guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: dump/restore ported to V.2?
Message-ID: <4106@auspex.auspex.com>
Date: 28 Sep 90 20:09:11 GMT
References: <905@iiasa.UUCP>
Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara
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>In order to have a uniform backup system across all machines, we would
>be interested in finding versions of the dump/restore programs for
>ISC 2.2. It is particularly important that these versions support the
>use of /etc/rmt, the remote magtape daemon.
>
>Does anyone have any hints?

If you have source licenses (so you can get BSD tapes), try grabbing:

1) a 4.1BSD tape (yes, 4.*1*BSD - keep reading);

2) a 4.2orlaterBSD tape (the later, the better, probably).

4.1BSD had a V7-based file system, just as S5 from AT&T does (dunno how
ISC's fast file system would get in the way here), so you can start with
the 4.1BSD "dump" and "restor" (no "e" at the end).  You'd probably have
to whack on it a bit to teach it about both 512-byte and 1K file
systems.

Then grab stuff such as the support of remote dump/restore, and the more
reasonable "restore" interface of the 4.2andupBSD "restore", from the
4.2andupBSD code, so you can restore files more conveniently by name,
restore entire directory trees, etc.. 

Sorry, I don't have anything easier to suggest.  Anybody done some or
all of the above?