Ufsdump Records in/out not matching

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Hello,

I'm on a Solaris 10 and doing backup using a tape. The records in/out are way off but with no other errors. Is that normal? What could be wrong?

Thanks in advance!

Steve
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 ufsdump 0f -  /dev/dsk/c0d0s0 2>> /var/log/backupOS.log | ssh myhost dd of=/dev/rmt/0n obs=63k
   DUMP: Writing 32 Kilobyte records
  DUMP: Estimated 8570456 blocks (4184.79MB).
  DUMP: Dumping (Pass III) [directories]
  DUMP: Dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
  DUMP: 8570430 blocks (4184.78MB) on 1 volume at 10108 KB/sec
  DUMP: DUMP IS DONE
 
8570430+4 records in
68019+1 records out
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For dd , the ibs operand defaults to 512 bytes, and you are giving 63k as the obs operand. And, 8570430 / 68019 = 126 - voila!

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