Re: maximize xfsdump media file size

[Nicolas Kowalski <Nicolas.Kowalski@xxxxxxx>]

Ivan Rayner <ivanr@xxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:42:08 +0200, Nicolas Kowalski wrote:

>> I have read the xfsdump manpage, and especially the '-d' (media file
>> size) option, but I am unable to find the equivalent option value for
>> the '-a' (auto-size, aka write until end of tape) option of the
>> "traditional" dump tool. Do I have to specify an arbitrary high file
>> size ?
>> 
>> Any hint about this ?
>
> Use 'xfsdump -S ...'
>
> Basically this sets the media file size to int64 max.  The option is not
> documented, as breaking a dump into multiple media files is normally a
> good thing so the -d option is preferred, but what do I care ... :)

This is exactly what I was searching for :-). Thanks a lot !

Best regards.
-- 
Nicolas