> > I have a server that has a tape drive in it, and I'd like to pull > > data from > >the others servers onto this one for backup. What I'd like to do is tar/gzip > >all the necessary data from these other servers, once done, transfer them to > >the backup server and then have a nightly backup script dump everything to > >tape (this will happen over the course of about two hours, with the actual > >backup starting at the end of those two hours.)
Just a thought: Wouldn't it be easier to simply mount the other server's partitions and do all that stuff locally? Like I said, just a thought, so if there's a reason for not doing this I'd be happy to know myself. --- Edward Dekkers (Director) Triple D Computer Services P/L -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list