frecover

[Dario_4]

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

[S.K. Chan]

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

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

[Robin Wakefield]

Hi,

Are you putting a path after the -I switch?

Rgds, Robin.

[Thierry Poels_1]

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.

[Praveen Bezawada]

hi
You can generate the index file of fbackup as

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

...BPK...

[Frank Slootweg]

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

[Sanjay_6]

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

[Sachin Patel]

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