Hi Michael
Yep, you want the NetWorker clone functionality, implemented in the CLI with
the 'nsrclone' command. The 'NetWorker Administration Guide' has lots of
information about how cloning works, and the several ways that you can invoke
cloning.
Hope this helps.
tl
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Michael Leone
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 3:08 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] Tape-to-tape copy?
>
> I have a request for copies of some old backup tapes. I'm wondering if
> I
> can do a job that copies directly tape-to-tape - so that I don't need
> to
> do a recover to some other disk location, then run a backup of that
> onto
> new media, and repeat for each of these 12-15 tapes.
>
> And if I can, can one new tape hold multiple tape copies? That is, can
> I
> do a tape-to-tape copy of an old tape from 2005-09 onto a new blank
> tape,
> and then add the contents of 2006-02 onto the new tape that has 2005-09
> on
> it, or is the tape-to-tape copy similar to an image copy? i.e., nothing
> else can be added to the new tape?
>
> Would this be the nsrclone command? (which I've never used from the
> command line)
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Michael Leone
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> Philadelphia Housing Authority
> 2500 Jackson St
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