On Tuesday 28 Dec 2004 21:47, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 03:48:02PM +0000, Tony Molloy wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is it possible to dump a remotely mounted NFS filesystem to a local tape > > drive. > > > > I export a filesystem from machine1 to machine2 > > > > /users/rsch2 youngmunster(rw,no_root_squash,sync) > > > > I mount this filesystem on machine 2 > > > > mount oc:/users/rsch2 /users/rsch2 > > > > Then when I try to dump it I get the following and an empty dump tape. > > > > [root@youngmunster bin]# /sbin/dump 0 -a -f /dev/st0 /users/rsch2 > > DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Tue Dec 28 15:33:47 2004 > > DUMP: Dumping /dev/sda1 (/ (dir users/rsch2)) to /dev/st0 > > DUMP: Excluding inode 8 (journal inode) from dump > > DUMP: Excluding inode 7 (resize inode) from dump > > DUMP: Label: / > > DUMP: Writing 10 Kilobyte records > > DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] > > DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] > > DUMP: estimated 62 blocks. > > DUMP: Volume 1 started with block 1 at: Tue Dec 28 15:33:47 2004 > > DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories] > > DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files] > > DUMP: Closing /dev/st0 > > DUMP: Volume 1 completed at: Tue Dec 28 15:33:54 2004 > > DUMP: Volume 1 50 blocks (0.05MB) > > DUMP: Volume 1 took 0:00:07 > > DUMP: Volume 1 transfer rate: 7 kB/s > > DUMP: 50 blocks (0.05MB) on 1 volume(s) > > DUMP: finished in less than a second > > DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Tue Dec 28 15:33:47 2004 > > DUMP: Date this dump completed: Tue Dec 28 15:33:54 2004 > > DUMP: Average transfer rate: 7 kB/s > > DUMP: DUMP IS DONE > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Tony > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Tony Molloy. > > Seems to me it should work, but I haven't used dump ever on a linux > machine. It seems to me the critical test would be to try to do this > with a filesystem on the local machine. If that works then nfs is the > problem . If it does not work than the dump command is the problem. > -- > > ======================================================================= > Thousands of days of civilians ... have produced a ... feeling for the > aesthetic modules -- > ------------------------------------------- Or you could try running amanda TD
