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5 Backing Up the iNEWS System
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Tapeless Database Backup
Instead of backing up the iNEWS database to tapes for potential restoration, you can dump
the information to a file and then transfer (FTP) the backed up data to another computer for
storage. The more compact way to do this is to use the dbdump C command piped through
gzip and directed to create a file in the /tmp/directory. For instance, type:
NRCS-A$: dbdump C -f+ |gzip > /tmp/061709.gz
To dump information to a file without the gzip option:
1. On an iNEWS Server, use the dbdump command in the following format:
dbdump Cv -f <path/file name>
For instance, type: NRCS-A$ dbdump Cv -f /tmp/dbdump.061709
The C option creates a new dump file, and the v option switches on the verbose mode,
which gives you an idea of progress. After you enter the command, a message similar to
the following is displayed:
Starting Dump(1) Block(0), dumped on 2009-06-17 16:33:37
Dumping ISAM files
Dumping user
Dumping message
Dumping group
Dumping system-blobs
Dumping community
Type Stories Name
Dir
Dir SHOW
Dir SHOW.TRAINING
Que SHOW.TRAINING.RUNDOWN
Que SHOW.TRAINING.CG
Que SHOW.TRAINING.VIDEO
Que 44 SHOW.TRAINING.MASTER