Backup to a remote file location using tar over ssh:
\ntar cvzf – \/localdirectory | ssh ssh root@remotehostname “dd of=\/remotefilename”<\/p>\n
Backup to a remote tape device using tar over ssh:
\ntar cvzf – \/localdirectory | ssh ssh root@remotehostname $(mt -f remotetapedevice rewind; dd of=\/remotetapedevice)$<\/p>\n
Restore from a remote file location using tar over ssh:
\ncd \/
\nssh root@remotehostname “dd if=\/remotefilename” | tar zxvf –<\/p>\n
Examples:
\nBackup:
\ntar cvzf – \/boot | ssh ssh root@thisis.myserver.name “dd of=\/backup\/boot.tar.gz”
\ntar cvzf – \/boot | ssh ssh root@thisis.myserver.name $(mt -f \/dev\/nrst0 rewind; dd of=\/dev\/nrst0)$
\nRestore:
\nssh root@thisis.myserver.name “dd if=\/boot.tar.gz” | tar zxvf –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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