Linux backup into tape drive ?

shipon_97 · 10-05-2007, 10:02 AM

dear friends ,

I have to take My Linux(RHEL 4) system backup using the follwoing command into the tape drive :

"dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/hdb1(tape drive) bs=1024"

Now my question is ,

using this command , does Linux OS also backup into the tape drive ?
Or, Is it possile to take Linux O/S backup(also its all contents) using this command ?

AND,

How can I restore it from the tape drive to a Linux server ?

choogendyk · 10-05-2007, 08:01 PM

yes. yes. boot off cd and use dd to reverse the copy.

You should read this post:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ommand-362506/

Probably more than you wanted to know about dd, but then dd can do a lot and needs to be used carefully.