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From: rclark@speclab.bgp-usgs.gov (Roger N. Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: backup HP-UX systems over e-net
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Date: 10 Mar 89 14:59:28 GMT
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> What I am looking for is something like RDUMP, or any kind of _fast_
> backup. Basicly something that would preserve multi-volumes and would
> not take more than a few hours to backup 500MB.

What you need is a DAT tape drive.  A single cartridge tape holds 1
to 2 gigabytes (depending on format) and throughput can be ~200
kbytes/sec.  A single cartridge is about $10.

Any remote shell over the ethernet will be limited by the net
throughput (which seems typically about 50 kbytes/sec., but some
machines are slow and can only do ~10 kbytes/sec.).

So when is HP comming out with a drive?????  I want one for my 825!

Roger N. Clark