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System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10 |
1. Managing Removable Media (Overview)
2. Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
3. Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)
4. Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)
5. Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)
6. Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
7. Using USB Devices (Overview)
9. Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)
11. Administering Disks (Tasks)
12. SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
13. x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
14. Configuring iSCSI Storage Devices With COMSTAR
15. Configuring and Managing the Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
17. The format Utility (Reference)
18. Managing File Systems (Overview)
19. Creating ZFS, UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)
20. Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)
21. Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
22. Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)
Commands for Copying File Systems
Copying File Systems Between Disks
Making a Literal File System Copy
Copying Directories Between File Systems (cpio Command)
How to Copy Directories Between File Systems (cpio)
Copying Files to Tape (tar Command)
How to Copy Files to a Tape (tar)
How to List the Files on a Tape (tar)
How to Retrieve Files From a Tape (tar)
Copying Files to a Tape With the pax Command
How to Copy Files to a Tape (pax)
Copying Files to Tape With the cpio Command
How to Copy All Files in a Directory to a Tape (cpio)
How to List the Files on a Tape (cpio)
How to Retrieve All Files From a Tape (cpio)
How to Retrieve Specific Files From a Tape (cpio)
Copying Files to a Remote Tape Device
How to Copy Files to a Remote Tape Device (tar and dd)
How to Extract Files From a Remote Tape Device
Copying Files and File Systems to Diskette
What You Should Know When Copying Files to Diskettes
How to Copy Files to a Single Formatted Diskette (tar)
How to List the Files on a Diskette (tar)
How to Retrieve Files From a Diskette (tar)
Archiving Files to Multiple Diskettes
You can use the tar, pax, and cpio commands to copy files and file systems to tape. The command that you choose depends on how much flexibility and precision you require for the copy. Because all three commands use the raw device, you do not need to format or make a file system on tapes before you use them.
The tape drive and device name that you use depend on the hardware configuration for each system. For more information about tape device names, see Choosing Which Media to Use.