Awhile back, I experimented and created what appeared to be a valid backup by making a change to the dd command that backs up the raw partitions. I haven't had access to the required equipment to confirm the backup, but the change looks something like the following: Original Command - dd if=$RAW_IFMX of=/rem/$dump_host$NTAPE_DEV bs=96b Altered Command - dd if=$RAW_IFMX | \ rsh $dump_host "dd of=$NTAPE_DEV bs=96b" Being risk adverse, and wanting to use methodology fully supported by our vendors, we too are investigating how to better accommodate local backups. Many of our workstations have limited rear access, so we may simply purchase dedicated cabling and any required SCSI terminators for each workstation. James D. Murphy Eli Lilly and Company "Blunier, Mark" <Mark.Blunier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 04/27/2006 05:00 PM Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject Re: [foxboro] 51 series remote backups > Here's an easy one (I suspect!). >=20 > How do I do remote backups (WP's especially) over the nodebus. > The external tape drive is connected to the AW and at present=20 Shut the machine down to single user mode, (Foxboro came out with a sheet on how to do this the 'right way' in the last few months. I can try to dig this up if you need it). Then run: /usr/local/backup <tape dumphost> Note however, that backing up over the nodebus is not a good idea. It seems to work with the older WP's, but with the newer WPs, it will overload the nodebus - DM's showing smurfed numbers, etc. If you want to do it over the network, do it over the 2nd ethernet port. With some of our later WP51F boxes, the backup script (provied by Foxboro) was set up to try to rmount the dumphost. However, rmounts don't work over the second ethernet port. Since it wasn't needed to complete the backup, as the WPS didn't have the informix partition that uses the rmount, that got taken out of the script. Mark _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave