> Win2003 SP2, NW 7.4.2
> 
> So I have an old tape, no indexes on tape. I need a set of files off
> this tape (I know the exact names I want). Problem - tape volume is 
> *not* listed in media db (dunno why - inadvertently erased?).
> 
> Anyways, I do a "scanner -v -m <device>", and then it loads back 
> into the media db. I go to the client, and do a "saveset" recover, 
> using the GUI client. I choose the proper date of the saveset; I 
> specify the particular files I want; I re-direct the files to a 
> holding directory. "Required volumes" shows me the volume I just 
> scanned in. All things I've done before.
> 
> I load and mount the tape, and tell the recover to start. And it 
> tells me the server can't find the volume. ...
> 
> Volume does show in the media db. Volume shows in drive (with the 
> proper volume label). I can view the savesets on the volume, and 
> there is the backup of the drive I am trying to recover from.
> 
> It *should* Just Work, yes?
> 
> So I missed something. But what?
> 
> -- 
> Michael Leone
> Network Administrator, ISM
> Philadelphia Housing Authority
> 2500 Jackson St
> Philadelphia, PA 19145
> Tel:  215-684-4180
> Cell: 215-252-0143
> <mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>

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