Simon,
You can user bprecover with disk catalogue backups just as you would with tape. 
Just give it a "-dpath disk_path" instead of "-tpath tape_device_path".
And no you can't just copy the images - they are formated differently.


Alex GerberSenior UNIX Systems AdministratorSepracor Inc.p.508.357.7445f. 
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WEAVER,SimonSent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:56 AMTo: 'dave.markham AT 
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DaveCan you use BPRECOVER (or another tool) to bring the catalogues back 
fromDISK? Or if you are a Windows Master Server, could you simply copy 
thefolder structure BACK over the Netbackup directory once the Services are 
allstopped??
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-----Original Message-----From: Dave Markham [mailto:dave.markham AT fjserv DOT 
net] Sent: 09 November 2005 15:55To: Williams, Kristopher LCc: veritas-bu AT 
mailman DOT eng.auburn.eduSubject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NB DB Crash - HELP!

Williams, Kristopher L wrote:
> Guys,>> I'm in a bit of a pickle, hoping someone can think of a way out of 
> the> jar. Rocky Reed if your out there - HELP!>  > For one of my customers, 
> we have had a netbackup master crash and now> the entire netbackup image and 
> media database is gone. I know > everyone's first reaction is to just go 
> ahead and recover from the db > backup tape. This, for one reason or another, 
> is not an option at all. > I'm come to grips with the fact I will be 
> importing in all 500 tapes > that were in the silo at the time of the crash, 
> which will take forever.>  > My questions are:>  > 1. I haven't done imports 
> on 5.0, anything to watch out for? 2. Can I > do multiple imports at the same 
> time? If so, any watch outs? 3. Is > there ANY tool available somewhere that 
> I can use to see which tapes > go to which client server? I'm pretty sure 
> there isn't, but it's worth > a shot asking.  (Of course as soon as this 
> happened a small major > restore request came in) 4. I know imports take a 
> LONG time, but does > anyone have any real numbers to how long it takes to 
> import a full LTO > tape?>  > This environment is all Windows. Everything is 
> running Netbackup 5.0 > MP5.>  >  > This list has pulled through for me in 
> the past, hoping someone has a> smoking gun that can help me this time.>  >  
> >  > Thanks,>  > Kris
I used to have to import around 8 tapes (DLT4) on DLT7000 drives for a Disaster 
recovery test. After doing both phases the clock had ticked past 15 hours. This 
was before i could do any restores.
Obviously this was too long so i now create backup copies of the catalogues to 
disk and sync them over to the DR site which has a backup server with the same 
name. In event of DR i just bprecover the catalogues i have transfered over the 
DR environment and it can then read the tapes which were backed up at 
production site. This is obviously no use now but may help in the future.
Why have you not got a copy of the catalogues? Are you not creating them or is 
the tape duff? May be a way to avoid having to import 500 tapes.
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