This is mostly true, in our experience.
At the fragment boundries, you'll lose some files, but the bulk of the data
will be there.
No, this doesn't mean architect for it, but sometimes 'some' is better than
'none'.
JF
On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 02:16:27PM -0700, W. Curtis Preston spake unto the
multitudes:
>
> AND...
>
> You must also NOT set your FRAGMENT size to anything other than zero if you
> want to be able to read NBU tapes with tar.
>
> (Yes, even if you have multiplexing off. Try it sometime.)
>
> Hal, you should put all this in the FAQ:
>
> http://www.backupcentral.com/cgi-bin/netbackup-fom
>
> At 10:33 PM 3/4/2001 -0800, Harold Skelly Jr. wrote:
> >To add to Steve's reply, there is also the caveat that you must not
> >be multiplexing backup streams onto a tape. The blocks are interleaved
> >such that the GNU Tar utility cannot read it. This also supposes you know
> >which file on the tape contains the image (unless you are willing to
> >list out each file separately).
> >
> >Good luck,
> >Hal
> >
> >"ray ray asserts: "
> >=]
> >=] Question: Is it possible to read backup tapes made with Veritas NetBackup
> >=] using standard bakcup utilities. I have read on many sites that this
> >can be
> >=] done, but have not been able to find any methodology to do the same.
> >Please
> >=] advise how in an event that I do not have NetBackup(eg. my system
> >crashed),
> >=] can i use the backup on a tape to do a restore?
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