Backups should be done regularly and also tested.
Using a Tapedrive for system backups.
1. Login root or become superuser.

# init 0
ok boot –s


2. Bring the system to run level S (single-user mode).
3. Modify the .rhosts, etc/ethers, etc/hosts files, add workstation info on server and add server info on workstation in order for them to communicate to each other.

digi1(server)# vi /.rhosts

vinnie root
vinnie.thc.com root

vinnie(workstation)#vi /.rhosts

vinnie root
vinnie.thc.com root

4. Format the second disk

#format > partition > modify but leave enough space on partition 0
#newfs –F /dev/dsk/c0t2d0s0

5. Make a new empty directory.

#mkdir restore

6. Mount the new file system to the restore directory

#mount /dev/dsk/c0t2d0s0 /restore

7. Insert a tape that is write-enabled into the tape drive.
8. Back up file systems.

# ufsdump 0ucf digi1:/dev/rmt/0 /
# ufsdump 0ucf digi1:/dev/rmt/0 /export/home

9. Bring the system back to run level 3 by pressing Control-D.
10. Restore the files from tape.

# ufsrestore vxf digi1:/dev/rmt/0

Backup Notification ALERT:
Set a cron job to run to alert when backups are needed.
1. edit crontab file

# crontab –e
30 14 1 * * /root/backup.sh

Create a shell script to display the alert message.
2. create backup.sh under root directory

#!/bin/sh
echo “It’s time to backup your workstation.”
exit 0

Tags: switch, vlan, ip, interface, router, vtp


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