[SunRescue] Re: ufsrestore problem

[Lyndon Griffin]

I should add that he didn't write down any block positions, but I think that I
may be a little closer to my answer:  how's this - 
	find how many blocks dump (a) is, then advance the tape to the next
sequential and start from there for dump (b).

So, how do I do that, if it's the right answer?

Thanks again,

<:)  Lyndon

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> Please, please help...  maybe I'm just inexperienced, or maybe just stupid. 
> I'll go along with either at this point.  My problem:
> 
> The old sysadmin used to make backups of Solaris 2.5.1 machines using ufsdump.
>  I have determined that he was putting several filesystems on a single tape,
> however is that something of a paradox?  Since ufsdump can only do a single
> filesystem at a time, the sysadmin used the non-rewinding tape driver to
> continue and fill the tape.  I cannot find an option in ufsrestore that will
> let me move to subsequent dumps on the same tape, but I'm quite sure that the
> files are there (that is, I'm sure that he dumped several times to the same
> tape without rewinding).  man ufsrestore/ufsdump is no roadmap in this area, nor
> is anything I could find on rmt.
> 
> I feel like the answer is just on the tip of my frontal lobe, but I cannot seem
> to materialize the thought.  Any help is much appreciated.
> 
> <:)  Lyndon