I think Steve's answer (which isn't really a pleasant answer, as Steve
would be the first to admit :-) is the ONLY answer.

Backup software vendors aren't really into writing conversion apps that
simplify the process of switching to competing products.  Go figure.  
:-)

rob

--- ADAM <adamlapizza AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
> Eh, I forget to put his note in my last email
> 
> Omniback has its own tape format.
> It recognizes the tar format but cannot handle it.
> To get tar data from DLT drive simply use tar xvf /dev/rmt/#m where #
> is the
> instance number of the drive.
> To reuse the tar-tape with omniback you have to initialize the tape
> with
> force mode but after then all previous data will be lost on that
> tape.
> 
> Still any other suggestion?
> 
> Adam
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Hanson" <shanson AT colltech DOT com>
> To: <adamlapizza AT hotmail DOT com>
> Cc: <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Omniback!
> 
> 
> > I've done a few conversions between systems like this.  THe only
> thing I
> > can easily suggest is writing a script that restores the files to a
> system
> > with one method, then writes out a backup with the other backup
> software.
> >
> > I don't think Omniback is documented anywhere near well enough to
> actually
> > write a program to do this - and Netbackup would be difficult as
> well
> > unless you've managed to write them all as pure TAR archives.
> >
> >
> > ADAM said:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I would like to somehow convert the data that was backed up using
> > > Netbackup to Omniback format (if this is possible).
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Adam,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
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> > Consultant - Collective Technologies
> > shanson AT colltech DOT com
> >
> >
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