The bpimport command is what you probably want. It goes through the data on
a tape and reads the backups/files/images and update the NetBackup database
so the images on the tape can be used again. You are right, of course, that
you can't have overwritten the tape.

Jason

 -----Original Message-----
From: LePore, Bernadette [mailto:Bernadette.LePore AT ssa DOT gov]
Sent: August 15, 2001 12:44
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Recovering expired data


Forgive me if this is an old subject, but I'm pretty new to Veritas and am
under the gun...
 
is there a way to identify and recover data that is past its retention
period?  
 
We're running Netbackup 3.4 on HP/UX.
 
I've worked with other products where this was pretty easy so long as the
tape wasn't overwritten.
Thanks,
Bernadette LePore
OTSO/DSUSF/MSMSB -- IWS/LAN Storage Management Team
(410) 965-1692