How to restore from .dump.gz file using dump tool?

Question

I have taken a dump of my server using the following command

/sbin/dump -0uan -f - / | gzip -2 | ssh -p ***** -c blowfish dev***@***.**.**.** dd of=/DATA/junkBEN/server-full-backup-date '+%d-%B-%Y'.dump.gz

This was suggested in this answer

However it does not say how to restore using the .gz file. Can someone guide me how to do so please. Thank you.

suspectus · Answer 1 · 2019-08-02T09:38:34.387

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The dump command referred to is piped to gzip to be compressed. It's the gzip command you want. Decompress gzip files with this command:

gzip -d <filename>

Once the file decompressed, use the restore command to restore the dump. Depending on situation, maybe best to restore to a new directory to check the restored files veracity rather than overwrite the originals.

restore -f <decompressed-filename>

edited Aug 02 '19 at 09:38

answered Aug 02 '19 at 08:47

suspectus

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It says `restore: /dev/tape: No such file or directory` even when I run it in the same directory any idea why? – Red Bottle Aug 02 '19 at 09:25
Presumably /dev/tape was mounted when the backup was made, and it is not mounted when the restore was done. It does not mean necessarily that the restore has failed. – suspectus Aug 02 '19 at 09:32
ok Iam here now `restore > ` after I typed `restore -i -f `. Whats next? I have no clue – Red Bottle Aug 02 '19 at 09:33
Don't use `-i` it is interactive mode for selective restore. Answer edited. – suspectus Aug 02 '19 at 09:38
which one should I use then – Red Bottle Aug 02 '19 at 10:00

How to restore from .dump.gz file using dump tool?

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