[ale] 20/40 GB Tape backup

[Christopher Fowler]

I'm backing up to <flamebait>/dev/rStp0</flamebait>.  I'm
using 'cpio -ocvO /dev/rStp0'

On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:06:15PM -0400, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> What device are you backing up to and what command are you using to kick
> it off?
> 
> 
> Thus spake Christopher Fowler (cfowler at outpostsentinel.com):
> 
> > 
> > 
> > I installed a SCSI-3 Compaq external 20/40GB tape drive.
> > I'm trying to figure out shy it seems to take a long time
> > to do a backup.  I have no prior experience with this type
> > of drive so I was hoping ppl here would know best.  I'm backing up
> > around 5GB now.  It takes a little more than 2 hours to do that
> > backup.  So 20GB of data would take much longer.  Is this a realistic
> > amount of time for a backup of this size?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
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> :wq!
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