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System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Information Library |
1. Managing Removable Media (Overview/Tasks)
2. Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)
4. Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
5. Managing USB Devices (Tasks)
6. Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)
9. Administering Disks (Tasks)
10. SPARC: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)
11. x86: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)
12. Configuring Oracle Solaris iSCSI Targets (Tasks)
13. The format Utility (Reference)
14. Managing File Systems (Overview)
15. Creating and Mounting File Systems (Tasks)
16. Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
17. Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)
18. UFS File System (Reference)
19. Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview/Tasks)
20. Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)
21. Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)
22. Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)
Specifying the Rewind Option for a Tape Drive
Specifying Different Densities for a Tape Drive
How to Display Tape Drive Status
Handling Magnetic Tape Cartridges
Retensioning a Magnetic Tape Cartridge
Rewinding a Magnetic Tape Cartridge
Guidelines for Drive Maintenance and Media Handling
You typically back up Oracle Solaris systems by using the following tape media:
1/2-inch reel tape
1/4-inch streaming cartridge tape
8-mm cartridge tape
4-mm cartridge tape (DAT)
The media that you choose depends on the availability of the equipment that supports it and of the media (usually tape) that you use to store the files. Although you must do the backup from a local system, you can write the files to a remote device.
The following table shows typical tape devices that are used for backing up file systems. The storage capacity for each device depends on the type of drive and the data being written to the tape.
Table 22-1 Media Storage Capacities
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