The standalone tape drives does not need to "integrate" with the robot.
If the drive is attached to the master or media server you can add it to
netbackup as a standalone drive.

Your real problem is do you know what tape your data is on?

If you do then you can use the standalone drive to import the tape into
netbackup, then you can do the restore.

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Sagz
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:48 AM
To: VERITAS-BU AT MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN DOT EDU
Subject: [Veritas-bu] I inherited a mess.


I have a problem.

I'm new to Netbackup.  Currently we have a 6.53 install with a Spectra
Logic t950 robot with LTO-4 Drives and LTO-4 Media.  However there used
to be a different server with LTO-3 drives and LTO-1-3 media and a
different hostname and catalog this was decommissioned about 3 years
ago.

Now I have a couple requests to retrieve data off some of the LT0-1
media and the old catalog is no where to be found.

I have an LTo-3 Drive but its standalone and won't integrate with the
robot.

How would you all proceed?

+----------------------------------------------------------------------
|This was sent by brad.sagowitz AT noaa DOT gov via Backup Central.
|Forward SPAM to abuse AT backupcentral DOT com.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------


_______________________________________________
Veritas-bu maillist  -  Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu


_______________________________________________
Veritas-bu maillist  -  Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu