[olug] (Slightly OT)copying data from Solaris computer

[Trent Melcher]

You can get a Sun Ultra 5 pretty cheap   anysystems.com has refurbs for
about $400 

Solaris Open Windows 3.6  is not the OS running but the Xwindows software,
however if its truly 3.6 then the SunOS is 5.6 (Solaris 2.6) 

Check though and make sure its not 3.6.1 or 3.6.2  if it is the OS could be
different:

Open Windows 3.6 =  Solaris 2.6(SunOS 5.6)
Open Windows 3.6.1 = Solaris 7(SunOS 5.7)
Open Windows 3.6.2 = Solaris 8(SunOS 5.8)

If all possible have them just buy him another system and let them keep the
current one. (Easiest Solution)

If he wants a challenge or is bored then backup the existing data using
whatever means, then restore it to a drive in the new system they purchase,
if they want to keep it on SunOS.

Trent


Trent Melcher
Network/System Administrator
Startouch International LTD.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
Craig Wolf
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 7:57 AM
To: olug at olug.org
Subject: [olug] (Slightly OT)copying data from Solaris computer


Got this from a friend.  His friend sold his tire business and the new
owners are trying to keep his data/system.  I don't know if the DB is SQL
but any ideas to help him out would be GREATLY appreciated!  Can you run
ghost on a Solaris box?  Is there an alternative to ghost in the Unix world?
Has anyone heard of this DB system and has ideas for exporting the data??  I
am going to check some other avenues as well...

Thanx for any ideas!!

Craig Wolf
Linux Web Server Support
Desktop/Network Specialist
402-894-6283


>>> Forwarded Message 12/15/2004 >>>
The Sun workstation the programs and data are on is identified as a
sunw.ultra -5.10, sparc sun4u.  The OS says Solaris Open Windows 3.6. 
The program on the system that has all the financial data and inventory and
customer databases is ASA Tire Systems version 4.9.0 for Solaris and is
dated 06/09/00.  What I am hoping to do is either export the customer and
tire database information to a Windows based computer so that the new owners
will have their copy of the data and be willing to release the old Solaris
workstation and the programs and data on it.  A second option I was
considering was copying all the contents of the drive to another hard-drive
and then either looking for a used Solaris system somewhere are finding some
other system that would be able to retrieve the data.  

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