Re: mksysb: restore specific files

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Date:         Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:14:06 +0100
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

You need to use "/dev/rmt0.1". The .1 tells the system not to rewind the
tape.
You could also use the "-s 4" flag on the restore command, in which case you
don't need to do the "tctl fsf..." at all. (But still need to use
/dev/rmt0.1.)

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>
> Hi all.
> I am trying to restore specific files from a mksysb
> from a 4.3.3 box.  I found on the internet that you
> could do this using the following:
>
> tctl fsf 3  # move the tape to the data section
> restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home # restore the files.
>
> However, i am getting an error that the volume is not
> in "backup" format.  I thought that version 4 started
> using "backup" instead of "tar".  Am I missing
> something?

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