
BACKUP.CMD uses GTAK 2.4 to Backup a Network of Hosts. It is just
a simple customisable REXX script and connects to remote Hosts
using one of the following methods

 o LanManager or LanServer
 o TCP/IPs NFS
 o TCP/IPs REXEC

It does not use the TCPAGNT or NETBAGNT method provided in GTAK 2.4
but rather this script runs on the Host cantaining the Streamer
Unit. This Host is called the LOCAL host. To backup each Remote
Host, it uses one of the above methods to connect to Remote Drive.

For the Local Host, one extra backup possibility has been added.
Normally Hidden and non FAT & HPFS partitions are inaccessable 
for backup because no drive letter is assigned to these partitions.
Example, your first Hard Disk has 3 primary partitions containing
the following,
  1. OS/2 Boot Manager
  2. MS-DOS
  3. Windows NT
and you have various extended partitions,
  1. OS/2
  2. Unix etc
Either the MS-DOS or the Windows NT partition would be 'Hidden'
and no drive letter would be assigned. Therefore no simple way
to perform a Backup. Also, the Unix partition would also not
have a drive letter assigned because OS/2 does not support this
partition type.

A small extension has been included called TAPEPHD which will
backup, compare and restore those inaccessable partitions. 

Each partition is saved in its own TAR archive and a tape
mark preceeds the first archive. Each archive is written with a
volume header. Finally, the last file on the tape is a text file
which lists all the files on the tape with tape block ids for
quick access using 'TAPE SEEK'

I use this script to backup my small network and considering GTAK
is not designed for any type of automated backup, works quit well.
It is very important to manually review the Backup Log File after
each backup.

I have setup a WPS ICON of a Tape and added some menu items which
just run the CMD files. This way I can then list the contents of
tape.


Please modify, improve or extend or just return your comments.

Richard Hill