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Performing an incremental<br />

backup<br />

Backing up system files<br />

Tip: How <strong>of</strong>ten you should perform incremental backups depends on many factors, such<br />

as how much your system is used. The UNIX System <strong>Administration</strong> Handbook <strong>of</strong>fers<br />

several types <strong>of</strong> schedules that meet various needs.<br />

The following example shows an incremental backup (Level >0) that<br />

backs up four file systems. The backed up files are labeled file 1<br />

through file 4.<br />

Level 5 dump for /var as file 1 to /dev/nrst0 on Fri Feb<br />

17 03:00:03 CST 1995<br />

Level 5 dump for /usr as file 2 to /dev/nrst0 on Fri Feb<br />

17 03:00:11 CST 1995<br />

Level 5 dump for / as file 3 to /dev/nrst0 on Fri Feb 17<br />

03:01:33 CST 1995<br />

Level 5 dump for /var/log as file 4 to /dev/nrst0 on Fri<br />

Feb 17 03:06:10 CST 1995<br />

The following example performs an incremental backup <strong>of</strong> the /usr<br />

file system. The tape will not be rewound, and the backed up file will<br />

not be compressed.<br />

1. Attach a keyboard and monitor directly to your <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> and<br />

reboot.<br />

Note: If your system has multiple keyboard/monitor connection ports, you must<br />

attach the keyboard and monitor into the same keyboard/monitor connection port<br />

pair (that is, attach both items either to the front connection ports or the back<br />

connection ports).<br />

2. Enter the following command at the command prompt:<br />

shutdown -g now<br />

3. Press Enter when asked whether to check and mount all file systems.<br />

The system prompt will appear.<br />

Note: If you have enabled authentication for the administrative kernel, you will be<br />

prompted to log in before the system prompt appears.<br />

4. Insert a backup DAT into the tape drive and wait for the tape to reach its<br />

load-point.<br />

5. Type the following command to run the incremental backup script,<br />

Important: You must type this command for each file system except /tmp.<br />

/etc/backups/do.dump /usr level filenum<br />

where:<br />

level = the backup level (see Incremental backup on “Performing<br />

an incremental backup” on page F-6)<br />

Basic Troubleshooting F-7

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