Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:47:40 +0000 From: utisoft@googlemail.com To: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re: Dump/Restore? Message-ID: <0016e6d7ea7bc68d970473840acb@google.com> In-Reply-To: <b2e0a4330909131850g134b21bx13e0b53816bedf70@mail.gmail.com>
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On 14 Sep 2009 02:50, Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Chris Maness chris@chrismaness.com> > wrote: > > I level 0 dump of my server. I lost a file that I need back. Is it > > possible to use restore like tar and explode it into a directory > > instead of a pristine partition/mount? Or even better, is it possible > > to just extract a single file without exploding the whole tape dump? > > > > Sorry if the question seems stupid. > > > > Chris KQ6UP > > > Sorry, I was reading the restore man from my mac, and it was not as > clear. The restore does not seem to work from my mac (this is where > my backup dumps reside as I have two massive HDs). I guess the mac > restore would only work with HFS+ and not UFS. I guess the only way > would be to move the massive dump file back over to the FreeBSD > server. > Thanks, > Chris KQ6UP > _______________________________________________ Try using NFS or cat over ssh, something like $ ssh my_mac 'cat dumpfile' | restore -if - restore treats the file as a tape, so it doesn't pull any bytes until you ask it to. This should be the least network intensive way of doing it.... Good luck! Chris
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