What size is the media database and what version of Legato are you using?
I have performed many mmrecov's successfully and they have never taken this 
long to complete.  Usually about 20 mins maximum once everything is in place 
(hardware/software install)
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> On 12 Aug 2002 at 9:35, Herrmann, Dave wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Herrmann, Dave
> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:33 AM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: Speedier mmrecov methods?
> >
> >
> > I just came back from a disaster recovery test where we were to rebuild
> our
> > backup server and several key systems. Using the SSID from my bootstrap
> > report, I proceeded to run mmrecov once I had my server rebuilt and
> > Networker reinstalled. This used to be a terribly long process on DLT of
> 4
> > hours and now we're on LTO and the process increased to an even worse 6
> > hours!
> >
> > There's got to be some better/faster methods of recovering the bootstrap
> > information. My first inclination now is to save the bootstrap info to a
> > file device and burn the resulting directory & data off to CD every day.
> > Another option might be to find a faster tape drive just for the
> bootstrap
> > info. I'm open to ideas at this point.
> >
> > What are other people doing to get around this?
> >
> >
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