problem with frecover on new 11i system

[Patti Johnson]

Hi,

I just upgraded my L2000 test server from 11.0 to 11.11. Now I am trying to restore files from a backup of my production system ( which was already running 11.11).

I create a backup on production using
/etc/fbackup -f /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BEST
-c /usr/local/bin/fbackup_config
-g /usr/local/bin/graph_cold
-I /usr/local/bin/index_cold

This is the fbackup_config file
blocksperrecord 64
records 64

This is the graph_cold
i /
e /tmp
e /var/tmp
e /var/opt
e /var/spool
e /u05/oraback
e /u05/oraback1
e /u05/oraback2

I'm trying to run this frecover command on the new 11.11 system

mt -f /dev/rmt/0m rew
cd /u01
/etc/frecover -x -v -F -i /u01 -f /dev/rmt/0m

And I get the following errors
frecover(2105): did not find expected file marker
frecover(5409): unable to read volume header
frecover(5418): not an fbackup volume; unable to read volume header
frecover(2105): did not find expected file marker
frecover(5412): Do you wish to try to salvage this volume? (^[yY]/^[nN]) y
frecover(5413): attempting to read backup following bad volume header
frecover(5426): read error while attempting to read index. Skipping.
frecover(2114): read error from input device (I/O error)
frecover(2114): read error from input device (I/O error)
frecover(2113): unable to resync backup media
frecover(4301): /u01 not recovered from backup media

Was there something else I needed to do once the upgrade was complete to be able to use the tape drive. Both servers have DLT8000's.
I've never had an issue using the tapes from production to restore test before the upgrade.

I've recreated the user accounts and filesystems on the test server and wanted to refresh all the data from production.

Thanks,
Patti

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

I suspect that you need the stape patch, PHKL_33425 but I would also install the fbackup/frecover cumulative patch, PHCO_28998.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Patti:

Assuming that tape is good, you probably need patch PHKL_33425.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Lolupee]

Patti,

also confirm that the tape drive on the L class is conpatible with the tape. Higher capacity tapes may not work on very lower capacity tape drive, unless you specify some switches and this is also limited.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Patti,

I've gotten that error in the past when the tape was getting ready to wear out and had too many passsed in too many tape drives.

I've been able sometimes to make it go away with patching(above) and with new tape media.

SEP

[Patti Johnson]

I installed patch PHKL_33425 and patch PHCO_28998 was already installed. Tried a new backup tape as well.

Still getting the same error.

Any other thoughts?

Patti

[Patti Johnson]

I had to recreate the devices files in order to use the tape drive.

insf -C tape
did the trick.