My apologies.... here's those log messages I was talking about in my
previous email.

bptm log ....

14:52:30.829 [24332] <2> mpx_advance_frags: advancing CINDEX 0 to fragment
2, filenum 134, media id NS0089
14:52:30.832 [24332] <2> io_position_for_read: positioning NS0089 to file
number 134
14:52:30.832 [24332] <2> io_read_back_header: drive index 4, reading
backup header
14:52:30.832 [24332] <2> io_read_back_header: drive index 4, reading
backup header
14:52:30.833 [24332] <2> io_ioctl: command (3)MTFSR 4 from (bptm.c.5292)
on drive index 4
14:52:30.835 [24332] <2> io_position_for_read: successfully positioned
NS0089 to file number 134, mpx_header = 5
14:52:30.835 [24332] <2> send_brm_msg: CURRENT POSITION NS0089 134
14:52:30.835 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:31.840 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:32.850 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:33.860 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:34.872 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:35.880 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:36.890 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:37.902 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:52:38.910 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm

< message repeats every second until ....>

14:53:36.483 [24332] <2> process_brm_msg: no pending message from bpbrm
14:53:37.492 [24332] <2> read_brm_msg: CONTINUE RESTORE
14:53:37.492 [24332] <2> mpx_read_data: begin reading data from media id
NS0089, file num 134
14:53:37.492 [24332] <2> io_close: closing
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/media/tpreq/NS0089, from overwrite.c.749
14:53:37.518 [24332] <2> get_tape_position_for_read: absolute block
position prior to reading is 321914
14:53:37.519 [24332] <2> io_open: SCSI RESERVE
14:53:37.525 [24332] <2> io_open: file
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/media/tpreq/NS0089 successfully opened
14:53:37.681 [25489] <2> bptm: INITIATING (VERBOSE = 1): -U

.... and the restore continues at full speed.