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Re: [Networker] Automated Restore tests in networker

2011-04-08 12:22:20
Subject: Re: [Networker] Automated Restore tests in networker
From: "STANLEY R. HORWITZ" <stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:22:02 -0400
Yes. Just a few weeks ago, one of the DBA people here restored an RMAN
file from LTO-3 tape. The resulting file would not import back into Oracle
(on a Windows 2003) server. We tried restoring a backup from another tape.
That one worked fine.

On 4/8/2011 8:52 AM, "dmitri" <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM> wrote:

>[qoute]My idea is to set up a set of files on a given NetWorker client,
>then 
>schedule a restore of those files via a script to the client, but to a
>different folder, then use a "diff" script to verify the restored and
>original files are the same.[/quote]
>
>While I can understand and appreciate some merits in running test
>restores, this got me thinking... Has anybody had a case when a restored
>file was any different then the source one?  I've never seen this.
>As for the OP - yes, it can be easily achieved with "recover" command,
>scheduled in cron.  All you need is read the manpage for it, very simple
>implementation.
>
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