[NBLUG/talk] UNIX System V backup woes

[gandalf at sonic.net]

I'm trying to create a backup process for this system and it has an 
antiquated version of tar. I tried:

tar cvf /backup/backup.tar /

but this results in an error because the file is too big (2.14G) for the 
OS. I probably should just break it down into segments backing up 
individual directories. I tried some spanning commands, but I think 
their designed for specific devices and not files. Haven't tried copying 
the boot sectors yet, hope that is normal.

I worked on this system before, it's a bit like administering Linux with 
one hand tied behind your back. Everything is sorta the same, but 
different and doesn't always work the way you expect.

Also going to look into scripting WinSCP as it can connect and pull of 
files for backup to one of the win servers.