Tgbackup; Performing A Backup - Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer Getting Started Manual

DOCUSP 4.1

TGBackup

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TGBackup is an interim tape backup tool that supplements the
DocuSP System Backup utility. Backing up to tape in not yet
available in the Backup and Restore feature in DocuSP.
TGBackup provides the ability to backup the system files to a
tape.
TGBackup is installed on the DocuSP by the Xerox service
representative. The TGBackup utility consists of the following
files:
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TGBackup.htm – these directions in html format.
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start_tgbackup – the TGBackup launch script
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run_tgbackup – the script used to invoke backup on a reboot
of the DocuSP
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tgbackup – the backup utility
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tg_checkswap – a script to check for and recreate the swap
space
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start_tgrestore – the recovery launch script
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tgrestore – the recovery utility

Performing a backup

To perform a backup perform the following steps:
Insert the TGBackup CD.
1.
Ensure the tape drive is connected and powered on. Insert
2.
a blank write-enabled tape cassette. If multiple tape drives
are on the system, make sure that only the drive you wish
to use is ready or online. TGBackup will use the first ready
tape drive it finds.
Open a terminal window and logon as root user.
3.
Enter the command cd /cdrom/cdrom0/TGBackup to
4.
change to the TGBackup directory.
Enter the command sh start_tgbackup to start the backup
5.
process; the script initiates a file system check then power
the printer off.
Power the printer back on. TGBackup interrupts the boot
6.
process, locates the tape drive and starts the backup to
tape. Once every ten minutes the screen updates with the
percentage of the job completed and an estimate of how
much more time is required to finish dumping the current
file system. A typical system being dumped to 4mm tape
takes an average of 2 hours.
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