Plus at least on 2.6, ufsdump cleans tar's clock when it comes to speed.


Dana Bourgeois


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org 
> [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Jon LaBadie
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:31 PM
> To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> Subject: Re: amanda article on sun.com
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 04:24:17PM +1300, Steve Wray wrote:
> > Its interesting that they don't configure it to use gnu 
> tar... and so 
> > far as I can tell, none of the config that they give would 
> use gnutar 
> > to backup Solaris boxes.
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:02, Galen Johnson wrote:
> > > Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > > >Recently posted to the "Big Admin"
> > > >section of Sun's website is a pretty
> > > >long article on setting up amanda.
> > > >
> > > >Haven't read it yet, so I'm unable
> > > >to comment on its content.
> > > >
> > > 
> >http://enews.sun.com/CTServlet?id=47250049-814460813:10687624
99806
> > >
> > >   or
> > >
> > >http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/backups_amanda.html
> >

Strictly a guess at the rationale:

  standard Solaris does not come with gnutar
  an optionally installed package does include it,
  but it is version 1.13, not suitable for amanda.

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