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Re: [Networker] Verifying a tape

2004-07-28 11:12:19
Subject: Re: [Networker] Verifying a tape
From: Stan Horwitz <stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:11:52 -0400
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Herrmann, Dave wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I know I can run scanner <device> to scan a tape a get a listing of all the
>datasets on the tape. However I'd like to know if there is a way to run
>scanner to only get information for a specific client. If I try to run
>"scanner -c <client> <device>" I'm informed I can't use -c without -i or -x
><args>. I don't want to use the -i, as that would rebuild the media and
>online indexes for the client, and I'm only wanting to verify it, not
>rebuild it. And it sounds like the -x is for UNIX commands, whereas my
>Networker server is 7.1.2 on Windows 2000.
>
>Any ideas how I can verify for a specific client or do I just have to verify
>the whole tape and be happy with it?

The best way to do this type of verification is to clone the saveset(s)
you're interested in. If the tape is faulty in some way, the clone
will fail.

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