[Veritas-bu] NBU 3.2 tape header recreation?

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Is there anyway to recreate a tape header for a NetBackup 3.2 tape that we
"think" has valid images on it, that are multiplexed?

The situation is an NT media server running NBU 3.2 was patched with an old
patch last January; it went from patch 443 to 326 instead of 466 like all
the other media servers (NT and Solaris) that were patched on the same day.
The master is running Solaris 2.6.  All the media is DLT.  If it makes any
difference, this is also a SAN environment.

It looks like all the tapes the this particular media server wrote to now
show invalid tape headers when attempting restores.  Checking the header of
the tape, it is clear that the format is not like other valid tapes, but it
does contain the string "ThIs Is A BP tApE hEaDer", which the valid headers
also contain.

We think that the tapes have valid images on them because the backups
appeared to return status 0's, most of the time.



Paul Weaver

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Is there anyway to recreate a tape header for a =
NetBackup 3.2 tape that we &quot;think&quot; has valid images on it, =
that are multiplexed?</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The situation is an NT media server running NBU 3.2 =
was patched with an old patch last January; it went from patch 443 to =
326 instead of 466 like all the other media servers (NT and Solaris) =
that were patched on the same day.&nbsp; The master is running Solaris =
2.6.&nbsp; All the media is DLT.&nbsp; If it makes any difference, this =
is also a SAN environment.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It looks like all the tapes the this particular media =
server wrote to now show invalid tape headers when attempting =
restores.&nbsp; Checking the header of the tape, it is clear that the =
format is not like other valid tapes, but it does contain the string =
&quot;ThIs Is A BP tApE hEaDer&quot;, which the valid headers also =
contain.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>We think that the tapes have valid images on them =
because the backups appeared to return status 0's, most of the =
time.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Paul Weaver</FONT>
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