SUMMARY: ufsdump via ssh

SUMMARY
~~~~~~~

Simple goof. /dev/rmt/0n is the tape device, not /dev/rmt0n.

I now use 
ufsdump 0uf - /dev/md/rdsk/d33 | ssh r280n "dd obs=32k ibs=32k
of=/dev/rmt/0n"
with success.

Thanks to Lieven Marchand for spotting my silly mistake :)


Tony Howat wrote:
> 
> Hi Managers,
> 
> A slight issue here with ufsdumping a Solaris 8 box to a
> Solaris 9 box through SSH.
> 
> I've already set up and tested ssh to the server with the
> tape drive on, and it connects with no password prompt from
> the root account on the system with the data to back up.
> 
> The command I'm using :
> 
> ufsdump 0uf - /dev/md/rdsk/d33 | ssh r280n "dd obs=8192 of=/dev/rmt0n"
> 
> abc2:#ufsdump 0uf - /dev/md/rdsk/d33 | ssh r280n "dd obs=8192
> of=/dev/rmt0n"
> This is a private system for authorised users only. System use
> is monitored.
> 
>   DUMP: Writing 32 Kilobyte records
>   DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu Jul 31 10:42:05 2003
>   DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
>   DUMP: Dumping /dev/md/rdsk/d33 (abc2:/opt) to standard output.
>   DUMP: Mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
>   DUMP: Mapping (Pass II) [directories]
>   DUMP: Estimated 2431310 blocks (1187.16MB).
>   DUMP: Dumping (Pass III) [directories]
>   DUMP: Dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
> write: No space left on device
> 329264+0 records in
> 20579+0 records out
>   DUMP: Broken pipe
>   DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.
> 
> I get similar for ibs=32k obs=32k, and no ibs/obs specifiers to dd.
> 
> I'm confused!


--
Tony Howat
UNIX Network Administrator
The London Institute
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