> Hi ,
> Well I wanted to know something regarding Networker. We are 
> currently using Networker 7.4sp4 on win. We have a library attached 
> to a unix storage node backing up unix datas. Recently one of my 
> colleagues asked to backup a data in a tape from unix server so that
> he can take it to our other branch outside in anoher location. Is it
> possible for him to recover the data from the tape in other location
> in another server.

Sure is.

> If so how can we do tht??? Can u gimme a detailed
> explanation to do this task ? I think we have to give our index 
> entries also to him so tht tape can be read in other server too....

No, not really ...
 
> your suggestions wud be valuable ..

You can certainly "import" tapes made on a different Networker server. I 
do it all the time ...

>From your source NW server, run an mminfo report, being sure to show 
client,clientid,volume,name,ssflags,sumflags.

C:\>mminfo -s admnman004 -avot -q 
"client=~nt_san1-1,savetime>05/24/2007,savetime<06/15/2007,name='H:\Users',level=full"
 
-r volume(11),
ssid,name(8),savetime(22),ssbrowse(22),ssretent(22),ssflags,sumflags,sumsize(2),totalsize(2)

 volume    ssid       name         date     time         browse time  
retention time    ssflags fl size total
897597     2706858332 H:\Users 05/25/2007 06:21:16 PM 11/28/2010 06:13:41 
PM 11/29/2010 01:33:26 PM vrF tr 101 GB 394 GB
915813     2706858332 H:\Users 05/25/2007 06:21:16 PM 11/28/2010 06:13:41 
PM 11/29/2010 01:33:26 PM vrF hr 210 GB 394 GB

See the "h" in the "sumflags" column? That means this is the first volume 
that holds this saveset, and the volume with the "sumflags" value of "t" 
is the last volume in the sequence.

So, on the destination NW server:

Create a client with the same name, *and* the same clientid, on your 
destination server. You can assign it a dummy IP in your hosts file (I use 
10.254.254.x). Then scan in the tapes in, in sequence.

Scanner -i -S ssid 

Starting with volume 915813, and give it volume 897597 when it asks for 
the next tape in sequence. Doing this rebuilds the client file index.

You'll probably need to create a group and pool of the same names as the 
source NW server.

It's easiest if you want just one saveset. If you need multiple savesets, 
you can just scan the whole tape with "scanner -i". 

The important thing: create clients with the exact same clientid on your 
destination server, and also groups and pools. That way, when you scan the 
tape, all that info goes into the same place as it does on the source 
server.

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