If it's not a multiplexed backup and if you don't need to restore to a
server other than the one with the tape drive attached, you can do the
restore with gnu tar (send the binary out of a netbackup install --
since they're based on the GNU tar, it should be covered by the GPL.
There might be some tricks if it's not one large backup piece, but
otherwise, it works -- i've done it. Yay for using industry standards
for data on tape :)

-Charlie

On 9/22/05, Steven Jenner <Steven.Jenner AT psinet.telstra.co DOT uk> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I believe I already know the answer to this but thought I would ask the
> knowledgeable people here to confirm.
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> I have produced a backup image of a 120 GB file on a LTO 2 tape using
> Netbackup Enterprise 5.1, the intention was that this tape would be sent to
> an offsite location and the file would be restored to a remote system. It
> transpires that the system at the other end is not a Netbackup Enterprise
> environment but rather a Veritas Backup Exec 9.0 and surprise surprise the
> other engineer cannot restore the file.
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> My understanding is that you can restore a Backup Exec image to Netbackup
> Enterprise but not the other way round, is that correct?
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> If anyone out there has any suggestions as to how to complete this restore
> (short of installing Netbackup at the remote site) please forward them on
> also.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Steve.