On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, vms unix wrote:
> server. What I have done in the past is, for DR, I usually use dumps, 
> vrestores, and
> mt to  restore my system (not using the backup software). However, by having a
> Windows Backup server with the tape drive connected to it, I cannot use the 
> rsh
> from the unix machine in order to to get to my dump files. Can somebody share 
> tips
> on DR with a tape drive connected to a windows machine trying to restore a 
> UNIX box,
> preferrable using mt commands and other utilities? If you know of a better 
> way, let
> me know.

If you must use Windows, consider installing the Cygwin utilities which
is a Unix shell that runs under Windows 2000. Its quite good and it might
meet your needs. See http://www.cygwin.com for details.

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