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<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
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"dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY kappname "&kdat;">
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<!ENTITY package "tdeadmin">
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
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]>
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<book lang="&language;">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>&kdat; Documentation</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Sean</firstname>
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<surname>Vyain</surname>
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<affiliation><address><email>svyain@mail.tds.net</email></address></affiliation>
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</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<copyright>
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<year>2000</year>
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<holder>Sean Vyain</holder>
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</copyright>
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<date>2000-10-03</date>
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<releaseinfo>2.00.00</releaseinfo>
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<abstract><para>This documentation describes &kdat;
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2.0</para></abstract>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>KDat</keyword>
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<keyword>tape</keyword>
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<keyword>tape management</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</bookinfo>
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<chapter id="Introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>&kdat; is a tar-based tape archiver. It is designed to work with
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multiple archives on a single tape. &kdat; was inspired by two separate
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goals.
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The first, was to provide a nice, <abbrev>GUI</abbrev> front-end to tar
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that
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supported the fast selective extraction features of the
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<application>dds2tar</application> program. The second goal was to
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answer my wife's
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question, <quote>How much longer is it going to be backing
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up?!?</quote></para>
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<sect1 id="features">
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<title>Features</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Simple graphical interface to local filesystem and tape
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contents.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Multiple archives on the same physical tape.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Complete index of archives and files is stored on local
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hard
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disk.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Selective restore of files from an archive.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Backup profiles for frequently used backups.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="using-kdat">
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<title>Using &kdat;</title>
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<sect1 id="mount">
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<title>Mounting/unmounting a tape</title>
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<para>Before a tape can be used, it must be mounted by &kdat;. There are
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three
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ways to mount a tape:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Mount Tape</guimenuitem> from the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click on the <guiicon>tape drive</guiicon> icon on the
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toolbar.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on the tape drive tree node, and select
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<guimenuitem>Mount Tape</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>&kdat; will rewind the tape, and read the header information from
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the tape. If &kdat; does not recognize the header on the tape, you will
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be prompted to <link linkend="formatting">format</link> the tape.</para>
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<para>If &kdat; recognizes the header it will look for the corresponding
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tape index on your local disk. If the tape index cannot be found you
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will be prompted to <link linkend="indexing">recreate the index from
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tape</link>.</para>
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<para>If all goes well, the tape drive icon will change to indicate that
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the tape has been mounted, and a message will appear in the status bar.
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The contents of the tape can be explored under the tape drive tree
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node.</para>
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<para>Before ejecting a tape, you must unmount the tape. There are three
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ways to unmount the tape:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Unmount Tape</guimenuitem> from the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click on the <guiicon>tape drive</guiicon> icon on the
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toolbar.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on the tape drive tree node, and select
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<guimenuitem>Unmount Tape</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>&kdat; will acknowledge that the tape has been unmounted by
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changing the
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tape drive icon, and displaying a message in the status bar. The tape
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may now
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be safely ejected.</para>
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</sect1>
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<!-- //////// -->
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<sect1 id="formatting">
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<title>Formatting a tape</title>
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<para>Before a tape can be used by &kdat;, it must be formatted by
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&kdat;.</para>
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<para>Some types of tapes must be formatted before they can be used to
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store data. <emphasis>This is not what &kdat; does when formatting a
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tape.</emphasis> If your tape drive requires that the tapes be formatted
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before
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using them, then they must be formatted before they can be
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<quote>formatted</quote>
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by &kdat;. Typically floppy tape drives require that their media be
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formatted, but
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DAT drives do not.</para>
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<para>There are two ways to format a tape:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Format Tape...</guimenuitem> from
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the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on the tape drive tree node, and select
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<guimenuitem>Format Tape...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>You will be prompted for a name for the tape, and the stated
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capacity of the tape. Both of these parameters can be changed
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after the tape has been formatted. The tape name is only used
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to identify the tape to the user; it is not used to identify the
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tape index associated with the tape. Instead, a unique tape
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identifier is automatically generated and written to the tape.
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The stated capacity of the tape is used by &kdat; to warn the user
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if there will not be enough space to complete a backup.</para>
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<para>After entering the tape name and capacity, &kdat; will proceed to
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format the tape. <emphasis>ALL DATA ON THE TAPE WILL BE LOST</emphasis>.
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Once &kdat; has finished formatting the tape, the tape will be
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automatically
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mounted and is ready for use.</para>
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</sect1>
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<!-- //////// -->
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<sect1 id="backing-up">
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<title>Backing up files to tape</title>
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<para>Before initiating a backup, you must select some files to archive.
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There
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are three ways to select files for backup:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Highlight a file or folder in the local file tree.
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Only the
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selected file or subfolder will be archived.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Highlight a <link linkend="profile">backup
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profile</link> in the
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tree. Only the files in the backup profile will be archived.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Checkmark selected files in the local file tree. Only
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the
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checked files and/or subfolders will be archived.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>There are four ways to initiate a backup:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Backup...</guimenuitem> from the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click on the <guiicon>backup</guiicon> icon in the
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toolbar.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on a file or folder in the local file
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tree, and
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select <guimenuitem>Backup...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on a <link linkend="profile">backup
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profile</link>,
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and select <guimenuitem>Backup...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>Once the backup has been initiated, the <guilabel>Backup
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Options</guilabel> dialog will appear. This dialog gives you a chance to
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review the selected files, and change the backup options.</para>
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<para>After accepting the backup options, the
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<guilabel>Backup</guilabel>
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dialog will appear. This dialog shows the progress of the backup
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including
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throughput and time remaining.</para>
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</sect1>
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<!-- //////// -->
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<sect1 id="verifying">
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<title>Verifying tape files against local files</title>
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<para>Before initiating a verify, you must select some files to
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verify.</para>
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<para>There are two ways to select files for verification:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Highlight a file or folder in one of the archives
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under the
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tape drive tree node. Only the selected file or subfolder will be
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verified.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Checkmark selected files in one of the archives under
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the tape
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drive tree node. Only the checked files and/or subfolders will be
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verified.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>There are three ways to initiate a verify:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Verify...</guimenuitem> from the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click on the <guiicon>verify</guiicon> icon in the
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toolbar.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on a file or folder in one of the
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archives, and select <guimenuitem>Verify...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>Once the verify has been initiated, the <guilabel>Verify
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Options</guilabel> dialog will appear. This dialog gives you a chance to
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review the selected files, and change the working folder for the
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verification.</para>
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<para>After accepting the verify options, the
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<guilabel>Verify</guilabel>
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dialog will appear. This dialog shows the progress of the verification
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including throughput and time remaining.</para>
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</sect1>
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<!-- //////// -->
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<sect1 id="restoring">
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<title>Restoring files from tape</title>
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<para>Before initiating a restore, you must select some files to
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restore. There are two ways to select files for restoring:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Highlight a file or folder in one of the archives
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under the
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tape drive tree node. Only the selected file or subfolder will be
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restored.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Checkmark selected files in one of the archives under
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the tape
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drive tree node. Only the checked files and/or subfolders will be
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restored.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>There are three ways to initiate a restore:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Restore...</guimenuitem> from the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click on the <guiicon>restore</guiicon> icon in the
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toolbar.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on a file or folder in one of the
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archives, and select
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<guimenuitem>Restore...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>Once the restore has been initiated, the <guilabel>Restore
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Options</guilabel> dialog will appear. This dialog gives you a chance to
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review the selected files, and change the working folder for the
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restore.</para>
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<para>After accepting the restore options, the
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<guilabel>Restore</guilabel>
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dialog will appear. This dialog shows the progress of the restore
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including
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throughput and time remaining.</para>
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</sect1>
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<!-- //////// -->
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<sect1 id="indexing">
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<title>Recreating an index from tape</title>
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<para>Sometimes it may be necessary to recreate the tape index file from
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the tape
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contents. <emphasis>This process will overwrite any existing index
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file for the tape</emphasis>. There are two way to recreate an index
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from
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tape:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Recreate Tape Index</guimenuitem>
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from the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on the tape drive tree node, and select
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<guimenuitem>Recreate Tape Index</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>The <guilabel>Index</guilabel> dialog will appear. This dialog
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shows
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&kdat;'s progress as it creates the index file.</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="profile">
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<title>Creating a backup profile</title>
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<para>There are two ways to create a backup profile:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>Select <guimenuitem>Create Backup Profile</guimenuitem>
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from
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the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>&RMB; click on the <guilabel>Backup Profiles</guilabel>
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tree node, and select <guimenuitem>Create Backup
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Profile</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>This should create a new backup profile using the currently
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checked files
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and the default backup options. The following options can be set for the
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backup
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profile:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Archive name</term>
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<listitem><para>The symbolic name for the archive. It can be changed
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later.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Working folder</term>
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<listitem><para>The current working folder to perform the backup in.
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The
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list of files to backup is automatically updated to reflect the selected
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working
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folder.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Stay on one filesystem</term>
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<listitem><para>For each folder that is listed under
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<guilabel>Backup files</guilabel>, only the files under that folder
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that are
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on the same filesystem as the folder will be archived. Folders on
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different
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filesystems can be listed under <guilabel>Backup files</guilabel>, and
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each will
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be treated independently of the others, by tar.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>GNU listed incremental</term>
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<listitem><para>Perform an incremental backup. A snapshot file is used
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to
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determine which files have changed since the last incremental backup.
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Only the
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files that have changed will be archived.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Snapshot file</term>
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<listitem><para>The name of the file that is used to determine which
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files have
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changed since the last incremental backup.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Remove snapshot file before backup.</term>
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<listitem><para>Remove the snapshot file before invoking
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<application>tar</application>. This has the effect of backing up all of
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the
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files, and creating the snapshot file for use next time.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<note><para>The <guibutton>Files >></guibutton> and
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<guibutton><<
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Files</guibutton> buttons were not fully implemented at the time this
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documentation was
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written...</para></note>
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<para>You must press the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to commit
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any
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changes made to the backup profile.</para>
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</sect1>
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<!-- //////// -->
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<sect1 id="prefs">
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<title>Configuring user preferences</title>
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<para>User preferences can be configured by selecting
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<guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem> from the
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<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
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menu. The following preferences can be configured:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Default tape size</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>This value will be used as the default tape size when
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formatting
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a tape.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Tape block size</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>The hardware block size for the tape drive. For floppy
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tape
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drives this value should be 10240 bytes.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Tape device</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>The full path to your tape device (usually
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<filename>/dev/tape</filename>).
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This path must point to the <emphasis>non-rewind</emphasis> version of
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your tape device.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Tar command</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>The full path to the <command>tar</command> command on
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your
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system.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Load tape on mount</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>If enabled, before trying to mount a tape &kdat; will
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issue an
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<userinput><command>mt<option>load</option></command></userinput>
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|
command to the
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tape drive. Some drives may require this before reading and writing the
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tape.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Lock tape drive on mount</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>If enabled, whenever a tape is mounted by &kdat;, the
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tape drive
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will be asked to disable the eject button. This option may not work with
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all
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tape drives.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Eject tape on unmount</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>If enabled, whenever a tape is unmounted by &kdat;, the
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tape
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will automatically be ejected from the drive. Do not use this option
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with floppy tape
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drives.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Variable block size</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>If enabled, &kdat; will attempt to change the hardware
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block
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size used by the tape drive. Not all drives support variable block size.
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Whether this feature is enabled or not, you must tell &kdat; the block
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size that
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your tape drive uses (&ie; 10240 for ftape users).</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="tapeformat">
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<title>&kdat; tape format</title>
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<para>When &kdat; formats a tape it writes a single file at the
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beginning of the
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tape. This file should only occupy a single tape block. The contents of
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the
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file are:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>(9 bytes) The string literal
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<literal>KDatMAGIC</literal></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>(4 bytes) The file format version number (currently
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|
1).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>(4 bytes) The length in bytes of the tape ID
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|
string.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>(n bytes) The tape ID string. The format of this string
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|
is
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<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>seconds</replaceable>,
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where
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<replaceable>hostname</replaceable> is the full name of the machine that
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the tape was
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formatted on and <replaceable>seconds</replaceable> is the number of
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seconds since
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the epoch when the tape was formatted.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
|
|
<para>The tape ID is used to locate a file, with the same name, in the
|
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<filename>$<envar>HOME</envar>/.kdat</filename> folder.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Each of the remaining files on the tape are plain-old
|
|
<application>tar</application> archives. You should be able to
|
|
manipulate them
|
|
directly with <acronym>GNU</acronym> <application>tar</application>.
|
|
Even
|
|
non-<acronym>GNU</acronym> <application>tar</application> should work
|
|
for
|
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non-incremental backups.</para>
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|
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|
</sect1>
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|
</chapter>
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|
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|
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|
-->
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<chapter id="menu-reference">
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<title>Menu and Toolbar Reference</title>
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|
<sect1 id="menus">
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|
<title>&kdat; menus</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>&kdat; has three menus:
|
|
<link linkend="menu-file"><guimenu>File</guimenu></link>,
|
|
<link linkend="menu-edit"><guimenu>Edit</guimenu></link>, and
|
|
<link linkend="menu-help"><guimenu>Help</guimenu></link>.</para>
|
|
|
|
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|
|
<sect2 id="menu-file">
|
|
<title>The <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</title>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Backup</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Begin a backup.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Restore</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Restore a backup from
|
|
tape.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Verify</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Verify a backup.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Mount Tape</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Mount a tape.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Recreate Tape Index</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Recreate an index on the currently mounted
|
|
tape.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Create Backup Profile</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Opens the dialog box that allows you to create a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Backup
|
|
Profile.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Delete Archive</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Delete an archive from the
|
|
tape.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Delete Index</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Delete the &kdat; index from a
|
|
tape.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Delete Backup Profile</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Delete a Backup
|
|
Profile.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Format Tape</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Format a tape for use with
|
|
&kdat;.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap>
|
|
</keycombo></shortcut><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para><action>Exit &kdat;.</action></para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- //////// -->
|
|
<sect2 id="menu-edit">
|
|
<title>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu</title>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
|
|
</menuchoice></term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Opens the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog, where
|
|
you can configure &kdat; for your needs.</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- //////// -->
|
|
<sect2 id="menu-help">
|
|
<title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title>
|
|
|
|
&help.menu.documentation;
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- //////// -->
|
|
<sect2 id="icon-reference">
|
|
<title>The &kdat; toolbar</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>The &kdat; toolbar contains 6 icons, as follows:</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guiicon>Mount/unmount Tape</guiicon>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Mount or unmount a tape.</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guiicon>Backup</guiicon>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Begin a backup. This item is unavailable unless a tape
|
|
is
|
|
mounted.</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guiicon>Restore</guiicon>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Restore a backup from tape. This item is unavailable
|
|
unless a
|
|
tape is mounted.</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guiicon>Verify</guiicon>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Verify the contents of a backup tape. This item is
|
|
unavailable unless
|
|
a tape is mounted.</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guiicon>Help</guiicon>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Opens the &kdat; help files (this
|
|
document)</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guiicon>Quit</guiicon>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Quits &kdat;</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
</chapter>
|
|
|
|
<!--
|
|
***********************************************************************
|
|
-->
|
|
<chapter id="Copyright">
|
|
<title>Copyright</title>
|
|
<para>&kdat;</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Program and Documentation copyright 1998-2000 Sean
|
|
Vyain<email>svyain@mail.tds.net</email></para>
|
|
|
|
<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
|
|
|
|
&underFDL;
|
|
&underGPL;
|
|
|
|
</chapter>
|
|
</book>
|
|
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|
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