Hi
I'm trying to work out the best method for creating a backup under SCO OpenServer. I would like to perform unattended backups to tape of various file systems, possibly using a script etc.
So far I've looked at the Backup Manager that comes with SCO and that cannot perform unattended backups. I will also need to span multiple tapes, so I just need the backup to start from CRON and then when it reaches the end of the tape it will prompt to change the tape and continue with the backup.
I have seen a cpio command that will span multiple multiple media but it then prompts for the next tape and you need to type your response to continue. But if I run this from CRON I don't know how to get the prompt onto the screen to allow the operator to continue. Below is an example of the command just spanning across floppy disks.
You can create a multivolume archive of the entire filesystem on floppies using the -O option of cpio:
find / -depth -print | cpio -ovcBK 1200 -O /dev/rfd096ds15
Any ideas??
Thanks in advance