High-Level View of Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Task Map)
Use this task map to identify all the tasks for the backing up and restoring of file systems. Each task points to a series of additional tasks such as determining the type of backup to perform.
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1. Identify the file systems to back up |
Identify which file systems need to be backed up on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. | |
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2. Determine the type of backup |
Determine the type of backup you need for the file systems at your site. | |
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3. Create the backup |
Use one of the following methods: |
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If you want to have full and incremental backups of your file systems, use the ufsdump command. | |
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If you would like to create a snapshot of file system while it is active and mounted, consider using the fssnap command. | |
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If you just want to have full backups of your personal home directory or smaller, less-important file systems, use the tar, cpio, or pax commands. | |
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3. Restore a file system |
(Optional) Select the restoration method that is based on the command used to back up the files or file system. |
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Restore a file system backup that was created with the ufsdump command. | |
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Restore a file system that was created with the tar, cpio, or pax command. | |
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4. Restore the root (/) or /usr file system |
Optional Restoring the root (/) or /usr file system is more complicated than restoring a non-critical file system because you need to boot from a local CD or from the network while these file systems are being restored. |
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