Restore a single file from tape.

[kumar82]

Hi,

Please Help me how to take a backup for a single file from a tape.

[Jollyjet]

hopt this will help you

mt -f /dev/rmt/0mn rew
mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn fsf 1
cd /
tar -xvf /dev/rmt/0m filename
or a complete directory
tar -xvf /dev/rmt/0m directory alter_dir

[SANTOSH S. MHASKAR]

Hi,

Pl. clearify whether
1] U want to take a backup for a single file TO a tape
OR
2] U want to restore a single file from a tape.

If ur answer is 1 then there r various backup/restore utilities which can do operation
on single file

eg. fbackup/frecover, tar, cpio, dd, dump,restore which r available on HP-UX

if ur answer is 2 then restoreing file depends
on the utility u have used for backup, in this case u please specify which utility u
have used for backup.


-Santosh

[Jollyjet]

check the below thread

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=942589

[Jollyjet]

I need to take a single file from tape to server

[kumar82]

yes i need to restore a single file from tape.

[SANTOSH S. MHASKAR]

Hi,

As I told earlier, all it depends on which
utility u have used for copying files to tape.
Pl. tell how u have copied the files to tape.

[Bill Hassell]

The question is impossible to answer. Please pick from this list the method used to create the tape:

tar
cpio
pax
dump
vxdump
fbackup
omniback
DataProtector
Legato

[Sp4admin]

Hello,

Please tell which type of backup was used to store the file. There are many ways to store files like "Tar" and "Netbackup" and a lot more.

sp,

[kumar82]

Thanks for all your help I got the solution.