topic Re: frecover in Operating System - HP-UX

frecover

Dario_4 — Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:19:34 GMT

Hello guys,
I have execute a fbackup of some dirs.
i wuold like to know if there is something in my tape but i don't want restore them.
(for example, like tar tv command)
I have try with frecover -I -V but...apparently i can't see nothing.

p.s. the fbackup has been done.

Thanks to all

Re: frecover

S.K. Chan — Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:26:11 GMT

To look at the index .. (assuming yr tape device is c2t2d0)

# frecover -I /tmp/index -f /dev/rmt/c2t2d0
# more /tmp/index

Re: frecover

Robin Wakefield — Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:30:01 GMT

Hi,

Are you putting a path after the -I switch?

Rgds, Robin.

Re: frecover

Thierry Poels_1 — Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:03:44 GMT

Hi,

frecover option -I & -V cannot be used together.

Use "frecover -I yourfile ..." to get an index of files on backup.
Use "frecover -V yourfile ..." to get the Volume header of the backup.

regards,
Thierry.

Re: frecover

Praveen Bezawada — Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:20:53 GMT

hi
You can generate the index file of fbackup as

frecover -I /tmp/filename -f /dev/rmt/Xm

...BPK...

Re: frecover

Frank Slootweg — Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:20:17 GMT

While using the "-I" option is the fastest way, it is not fail-safe because, after writing the index, something may cause the file(s) not to be written to tape (tape full, file busy, file removed, etc.).

Therefor a *pseudo* restore, using the "-N" option, is the safest. "-N" will do everything, *except* the actual restore:

/usr/sbin/frecover -r[m]vN -f /dev/rmt/... 2>/tmp/filelist

Re: frecover

Sanjay_6 — Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:22:32 GMT

Hi Fabrizio,

I think "frecover -r -vN -f /dev/rmt/0m" will list the files / directories on the backup media without restoring them to the disk.

Hope this helps.

thanks

Re: frecover

Sachin Patel — Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:27:05 GMT

Hi Fabrizio,
#/usr/sbin/frecover -f -V -
Will gives you good headar information.

#/usr/sbin/frecover -f -rNv will list all files that are in tape.

Sachin