how i can take backup of file on UNIX-AIX ?
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Depends what you mean. Backing up a file could be as simple as copying it somewhere else.
cp myfile /my/backups/myfile.bak
dump/restore if you use tape. Otherwise use tar. Bacula and Amanda automate backup, But need time for their adjustment and learning.
There's 2 included ways of backing up a file in AIX, the "backup" command, and the Unix standard "tar" command.
To backup a file with tar run:
tar cvf /tmp/backup.tar ./path/to/originalfile
To restore the contents of the tar file back to the original location run:
cd /
tar xvf /tmp/backup.tar
if you want to make a backup copy for a list of files:
prompt> # backup -ivf /dev/rmt0 file1 file2 file3 ...
if you want to backup a filesystem:
prompt> # backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 / ( or any other filesystem )
later you´ld restore them using the restore command.