ReaR/PPC64: Cannot create DVD images including backup and cannot split DVD images

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • On PPC64 and PPC64le, configuring ReaR to include the backup in the ISO image doesn't include the backup

    # cat /etc/rear/site.conf
    OUTPUT=ISO
    OUTPUT_URL=file:///home/backup/
    BACKUP=NETFS
    BACKUP_URL=iso:///OS
    BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE=( "${BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE[@]}" /home )
    # rear mkbackup
    
    # isoinfo -i /home/backup/my-system/rear-my-system.iso -l
    Directory listing of /
    d---------   0    0    0            2048 Apr 24 2018 [     28 02]  . 
    d---------   0    0    0            2048 Apr 24 2018 [     28 02]  .. 
    d---------   0    0    0            2048 Apr 24 2018 [     29 02]  boot 
    ----------   0    0    0        58123168 Apr 24 2018 [     37 00]  initrd.cgz 
    ----------   0    0    0        19793184 Mar 21 2018 [  28418 00]  kernel 
    d---------   0    0    0            2048 Apr 24 2018 [     31 02]  ppc 
    ...    
    
  • On PPC64 and PPC64le, configuring ReaR to split the ISO image doesn't split the ISO image

    # cat /etc/rear/site.conf
    OUTPUT=ISO
    OUTPUT_URL=file:///home/backup/
    BACKUP=NETFS
    BACKUP_URL=iso:///OS
    BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE=( "${BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE[@]}" /home )
    ISO_MAX_SIZE=600
    
    # rear mkbackup
    
    # ls -1 /home/backup/my-system/*.iso
    /home/backup/my-system/my-system.iso
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • rear-2.00

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