Re: mksysb recovery problems MORE INFO

From: Green, Simon (Simon.Green_at_EU.ALTRIA.COM)
Date: 07/22/04

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    I think you need to specify rmt0.1 on the tctl as well.
    Or just use the -s flag in the restore command:

    restore -s4 -xdvqf /dev/rmt0 ./home/whoever

    Use...
    restore -s4 -Tvqf /dev/rmt0
    ...to check that the file(s) you want are there. But for a tape it'll take
    a while. 

    --
Simon Green
Altria ITSC Europe Ltd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Zarnoch [mailto:David.Zarnoch@BISYS.COM]
> Sent: 22 July 2004 14:01
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Fwd: Re: mksysb recovery problems MORE INFO
>
>
> Sorry...
>
> We are using an LTO1 drive and are running AIX5.2
>
> We have already tried the following(found on the web)
> which didn't work
>
> To recover specific files from a backup made with mksysb, try
> $ tctl fsf 3
> $ tar xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./your/file/name
>
> Complained about the blocksize
>
> and
>
> $ tctl fsf 3
> $ restore -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./your/file/name
>
> Said the tape was not in backup format
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