How to extract too large archive (35 GB) .tar file
 

Hello


I am using SunOS 5.8.

A instance/data size 35 GB on this server. then i apply backup archive (Tape Backup)

#tar -cvf csp0203.tar /u13/csp0203

after archive this file . i want extract this archive file (csp0203.tar)
i am using below cmd

#tar -xvf csp0203.tar -C /SAN_C2D/csp_bakup

NOTE : SAN_C2D - having more space ( 100 GB)


So pls advice me which cmd i will use . so that i extract this 35 GB (csp0203.tar) file .

man tar (?)
tar -xvf csp0203.tar -C /SAN_C2D/csp_bakup/

If I remember well there is no -C option in the Solaris 5.8 version of tar. Anyway, if the GNU version of tar is available, the -C option can be used. Try
to verify. Otherwise, just move the archive to /SAN_C2D/csp_bakup/ and extract from there.

The reason why the command didn't work is that if you do
you're trying to extract the file or directory /SAN_C2D/csp_bakup from the archive. Since most likely it didn't exist, the tar command returned nothing. Once you've moved the archive to /SAN_C2D/csp_bakup just do

Hi

I use this command #tar -xvf csp0203.tar -C /SAN_C2D/csp_bakup/

But facing same issue. csp0203 dir/file not persent at /SAN_C2D/csp_bakup/.

pls suggest me.

Maybe you missed my post (see above)...

Hi

using this commnad

From the output of the tar command, it looks like the files inside the archive retain their absolute path (maybe they were created using -P option with GNU tar). Have a look at directory /u13/CSIP0203/.

Thanks a lot.

Hi


I am using SunOS .5.8

How to recover overwrite 35 GB data in linked file.

bcs i did mistck on tar cmd extrat.

What is the mistake with extraction? What do you mean for "linked file"? Can you explain a bit more?

And please, don't edit previous posts by erasing them. This make the thread unreadable and confused. Thanks.

Actully this instance running two tire server one is application and one is database.

I am working as backup Engineer so . on of server is not coonect to our tape library /SAN.

so i take this instace archive .tar and move to our connect tape library /SAN

Then we take bakup , but error u know well its 35 GB .tar file ,

So i need extrat this file. but that time i don,t know same mount point is soft link to same instance.

after extrat this . this overwrite ...


pls help me how to recovery old file.