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Re: dump/ufsdump instead of tar/dd

2002-11-12 01:06:55
Subject: Re: dump/ufsdump instead of tar/dd
From: Joseph Sirucka <Joseph.Sirucka AT team.telstra DOT com>
To: Frank Smith <fsmith AT hoovers DOT com>
Date: 12 Nov 2002 16:20:57 +1100
Hi Frank

I added the dump entries, since its my first go please tell me of any
errors you see in relation to dump
define dumptype always-full {
    global
    comment "Full dump of this filesystem always"
    compress none
    priority high
    dumpcycle 0
}

define dumptype root-dump {
    global
    program "DUMP"
    comment "root partitions dumped with dump"
    compress none
    index
    exclude list "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.dump"
    priority low
}

define dumptype root-tar {
    global
    program "GNUTAR"
    comment "root partitions dumped with tar"
    compress none
    index
    exclude list "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar"
    priority low
}

define dumptype high-dump {
    root-dump
    comment "partitions dumped with dump"
    priority high
}

define dumptype comp-root-dump {
    root-dump
    comment "Root partitions with compression"
    compress client fast
}

define dumptype holding-disk {
    global
    comment "The master-host holding disk itself"
    holdingdisk no # do not use the holding disk
    priority medium
}

define dumptype comp-daily-full {
    global
    comment "Full dump daily with compression"
    compress client fast
    priority high
    dumpcycle 0
}

define dumptype snap-full {
    global
    comment "Snapshot backup"
    compress none
    priority high
    record no
    dumpcycle 0
}

On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 15:20, Frank Smith wrote:
> --On Tuesday, November 12, 2002 14:26:05 +1100 Joseph Sirucka <Joseph.Sirucka 
> AT team.telstra DOT com> wrote:
> 
> > Can Amanda use dump/ufsdump instead of tar/dd.
> 
> Yes.  Use 'program "DUMP"' in your dumptype definition instead
> of 'program "GNUTAR"'.  Actually, I think it defaults to dump
> if you don't have a program line in your dumptype.
> 
> Frank
> 
> > 
> > regards
> > 
> > Joseph
> 
> 
> 
> --
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> DOT com
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