create a dns entry for the client with the same name as before
find the client_id that networker used when the client wtill existed
create a client with the old name and explicitly set the client_id to the old 
client id

now the client is known again to networker even if the host itself does not 
exist

add a remote access host to this client so you can recover data from the client 
useing the remote acces host

Maarten

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Networker] How to list files from a saveset when the client
> is gone
> From: Nico De Ranter <nico AT SONYCOM DOT COM>
> Date: Mon, August 13, 2007 9:29 am
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I need to recover files from a client which has been destroyed (and
> removed from Networker) a long time ago. The tapes haven't expired yet
> and should still be browsable. I can lookup a list of the savesets but I
> need to know which files are in a specific saveset.  Unfortunately
> whenever I run 'nsrinfo -V -t <ssid> <client>' Networker complains it
> doesn't know the client anymore.  
> 
> Is there any other way to get the list of files without having to
> restore the whole saveset?
> 
> I'm using 7.3.2 on Solaris
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Nico
> 
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