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Re: [Networker] easiest way to change expired savesets to browseable?

2007-12-26 12:49:16
Subject: Re: [Networker] easiest way to change expired savesets to browseable?
From: "Goslin, Paul" <pgoslin AT CINCOM DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:46:59 -0500
         

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> Subject: [Networker] easiest way to change expired savesets 
> to browseable?
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have a bunch of old savesets from 2006 that have the "E" 
> flag, which i assume is for expired.
> 
> Besides using "scanner -i" or "nsrck -L7" on all those old 
> tapes (hundreds of tapes), is there any way to make them 
> browseable again?
> 
> Can I use nsrmm -e or nsrmm -w do do this without scanning?

NO - The media database must be rebuilt from scratch, which means
reading the contents of the tape(s) to
Rebuild the list of save-sets / browse-times, files... Scanner takes a
long time also... A couple of hours per tape usually... 

> 
> Also, can someone explain the difference between using 
> "scanner -i" vs "nsrck -L7" to me ?

RTFM... Read The Fine Manual

> 
> Why do I sometimes need to use nsrmm -e or nsrmm -w after those?
> 
> All my clients now have a retention and browse policy of 10 
> years, but it used to be only 1 year when these backups were 
> taken in 2006.
> 
> 
> Most are filesystem backups but some are NOTES module backups.
> 
> TIA
> 
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