Guardian User's Guide

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Backing Up and Restoring Disk
Information
This section describes the Backup, Restore, and Backcopy utilities:
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Backup copies disk files to tape
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Restore copies the files from the tape back to disk
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Backcopy duplicates backup tapes
For more information, including the complete syntax, guidelines, and more examples of
using Backup, Restore, and Backcopy, see the Guardian Disk and Tape Utilities
Reference Manual.
Topic Page
Why Use Backup and Restore? 11-2
Supported Modes of Operation 11-2
Backing Up Your Files 11-3
Restoring Your Files 11-12
Using Labeled Tapes With Backup and Restore 11-19
Duplicating Backup Tapes With Backcopy 11-23