How to Find File System Names to Back Up
Use this procedure to determine the names of the file systems you want to back up.
Steps
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Display the contents of the /etc/vfstab file.
You do not need to be superuser or assume an equivalent role to run this command.
% more /etc/vfstab
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Look in the mount point column for the name of the file system you want to back up.
Use this name when you back up the file system.
% more /etc/vfstab
Example 9–1 Finding File System Names to Back Up
In the following example, the names of available file systems listed in the /etc/vfstab file are displayed.
% more /etc/vfstab #device device mount FS fsck mount mount #to mount to fsck point type pass at boot options # #/dev/dsk/c1d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s2 /usr ufs 1 yes - f - /dev/fd fd - no - /proc - /proc proc - no - /dev/dsk/c1t6d0s1 - - swap - no - /dev/dsk/c1t6d0s0 /dev/rdsk/c1t6d0s0 / ufs 1 no - /dev/dsk/c1t6d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c1t6d0s3 /cache ufs 2 yes - swap - /tmp tmpfs - yes - |
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