Re: [Networker] To index save or not?

Excellent information from Tim Mooney,  Darren Durham and Rick Brode. You 
are all a GREAT resource.

To summarize:

- if tape is still in the media database (i.e., has not been recycled 
(relabeled))
  - if beyond retention time (i.e., savesets marked as "recyclable")
    - if you know EACTLY the file you want
      - no need for "scanner i"; just run "Saveset recover", and specify 
the file you want
   - else (don't know the EXACT filenames and paths you want)
      - if index exists on tape (i.e., "index saved as part of job")
        - do a "nsrck -L7" to restore the list of files in the saveset 
from the index on tape, then recover
      - else (index was not saved with job)
         - do a "scanner i" to restore the list of files in the saveset, 
then recover
     - END
  - END
- else (tape not in media database at all)
  - do a "scanner -i" to populate the media database, then do a recover 
-END

So for my situation here .. since the savesets are beyond retention, BUT I 
know the name of the 1 file in the saveset I need, then I can do a saveset 
recover, and specify the 1 file I need, and go. Even tho there are no 
indexes on tape, no problem. If I wanted more than 1 file (say an entire 
folder), *then* I would need to do "scanner -i". If I had the index on 
tape, I'd do "nsrck -L7 -t 04-30-2007 mailserver".

For my other situation (I have a tape that was made by this NW server, but 
inadvertently got deleted from the media database), I do a "scanner -i". 
And set an approrpiate retention time.

Did I miss anything?

-- 
Michael Leone
Network Administrator, ISM
Philadelphia Housing Authority
2500 Jackson St
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Tel:  215-684-4180
Cell: 215-252-0143
<mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>

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