DLT restore

[Duffs]

Hi,

I have a DLT tape from server A and need to recover a particular file from from it onto another box. I currently have the tape in the tape device in tape B (both servers are HP-UX 11i) and basically need to search for the file from my tape and then restore it to a tmp directory. Can anybody advise as to what commands I would need to use in order to perform this task?

[Eric Antunes]

Hi,

Use SAM:

#SAM (Backup and Recovery -> Interactive Backup and Recovery -> Actions -> Use Remote Backup Device -> Recover Files or Directories...)

With this you can recover at least the intire tape. You can also choose "Get List of Files on Device..." to choose before the file you want using the same index you used to create the tape backup

Best Regards,

Eric Antunes

[Pete Randall]

Dermot,

It kind of depends on what command you used to back it up. If you used SAM, I believe that means it used fbackup. However, it could have been produced with tar, dd, cpio, or some proprietary software like OmniBack.


Pete

[BONNAFOUS Jean Marc · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Restore command to use depend on how backup has been made.

You have frestore (if fbackup has been used),
tar -x (if tar -c|r), dd (if dd), and so on.

To restore :
cd /tmp
frestore -x -F -i -f
Or
tar xvf

For viewing catalog:
frestore -I -f
Or
tar tvf

Rgds
JMB

[Duffs]

...ok, so if the files Iam looking for were originally backed up using Omniback must I use Omniback as the only means possible to restore the data from my tape?

[Pete Randall]

Dermot,

Yes, you would need to use OmniBack.


Pete

[Duffs]

Thanks a million, thats basically all I need to know.
Rgds,
Dermot