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[Veritas-bu] read data on netbackup tapes, without netbackup

2002-10-16 12:48:17
Subject: [Veritas-bu] read data on netbackup tapes, without netbackup
From: neil AT mbari DOT org (Conner, Neil)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:48:17 -0700
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There is no problem in building your new server with Solaris 8 - the NBU 
binaries are the same as 2.6

-----Original Message-----
From: Lowell Fafard [mailto:lfafard AT saskpower DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:33 AM
To: Suzanne Palmer
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] read data on netbackup tapes, without netbackup



Suzanne, if you have the catalog, you can use bprecover to recover it.  Build 
you machine, install Netbackup, patch it to the same level you were at before 
the accident, then you bprecover to get the catalog.  This should contain all 
the information that is on you DLT tapes, provided they haven't expired. 

You can use bpimport to import all of your DLT tapes, although this is a slow 
process. 


Lowell 




        "Suzanne Palmer" <s.palmer AT umassp DOT edu> 
Sent by: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 


2002-10-16 10:10 AM 


        
        To:        veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
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        Subject:        [Veritas-bu] read data on netbackup tapes, without 
netbackup



Howdy all! I have a bit of a situation and was hoping for some expert
advice.

Somebody* accidently fried the root partition of my netbackup server,
so now it won't boot. For various reasons I won't get into, the
problem will not be resolved any time soon.

I was already in the process of building a new netbackup server, with
the intention of transitioning my backups off the old server (because
I was feeling paranoid that somebody* was gonna break it one of these
days. Which they did, but I wish I'd had a week or two of warning
first...), so I have that available. Both run (or ran) Datacenter 3.4
on sparc Solaris (old: 2.6, new: 8)

So... I have the catalog from the old server backed up onto DLT tapes,
and I have all my backups. Is there a way I can import the catalog
info from the old dead server onto my new, nobody-but-me-has-root
server? Can I import my existing volumes (and their data) intact?

Alternately, is there a utility I can use to manually wade through the
DLTs themselves for whatever I might need?

Thanks!

-Suzanne

*same somebodies.
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  face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>Suzanne, if you have the catalog, you can =
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  size=3D2>Howdy all! I have a bit of a situation and was hoping for =
some=20
  expert<BR>advice.<BR><BR>Somebody* accidently fried the root =
partition of my=20
  netbackup server,<BR>so now it won't boot. For various reasons I =
won't get=20
  into, the<BR>problem will not be resolved any time soon.<BR><BR>I was =
already=20
  in the process of building a new netbackup server, with<BR>the =
intention of=20
  transitioning my backups off the old server (because<BR>I was feeling =
paranoid=20
  that somebody* was gonna break it one of these<BR>days. Which they =
did, but I=20
  wish I'd had a week or two of warning<BR>first...), so I have that =
available.=20
  Both run (or ran) Datacenter 3.4<BR>on sparc Solaris (old: 2.6, new:=20
  8)<BR><BR>So... I have the catalog from the old server backed up onto =
DLT=20
  tapes,<BR>and I have all my backups. Is there a way I can import the=20
  catalog<BR>info from the old dead server onto my new,=20
  nobody-but-me-has-root<BR>server? Can I import my existing volumes =
(and their=20
  data) intact?<BR><BR>Alternately, is there a utility I can use to =
manually=20
  wade through the<BR>DLTs themselves for whatever I might=20
  need?<BR><BR>Thanks!<BR><BR>-Suzanne<BR><BR>*same=20
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