In regard to: Re: [Networker] Saveset and NSRCK, Hutchison, Jay A said (at...:

Ok we have NW 7.5 Sp1 the index is on a tape dated 2/5/2010 the userdata
is on 3 tapes dated 2/4/2010 Retention period is 90 days browse period
is 30 days.
I run the following
nsrmm -S (index ssid) -w 2/18/2010
nsrmm -S (saveset ssid) -w 2/17/2010
nsrck -L7 -t 02/17/210 (clientname)

Does this all seem correct?

Well, it's not *incorrect*, but it's likely also not sufficient.  Did
you follow the steps listed in the 7.6 release notes?   You also need to
make both the index saveset and the client saveset(s) "notrecyclable":

        nsrmm -S (index ssid) -o notrecyclable
        nsrmm -S (saveset ssid) -o notrecyclable

The release notes also have the "notrecyclable" for the index happening
*before* you adjust the browse time for the client savesets, so it may
not be sufficient to perform both of these steps just before the nsrck
-L7.

You're probably thinking "well they're already not recyclable".  I agree,
you wouldn't think it would be necessary.  And in fact, non of this
silliness was necessary with 7.2.x.  You just ran nsrck -L7 and it did
"The Right Thing".

This is why I've harped on this issue since I noticed it last year,
and why I have a support call open with EMC about the issue.  I would
tell you more about that support call, but I can already feel my blood
pressure increasing, so I think I'll just stop here.  :-|

Tim

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Subject: Re: [Networker] Saveset and NSRCK

In regard to: [Networker] Saveset and NSRCK, Hutchison, Jay A said
(at...:

Can anyone verify this for me before I start
I have a restore that I need to do in which the saveset is recoverable
but not browsable. The retention time on all savesets is 30 days the
index for this client is from 2/5/2010 if I do   NSRCK -L7 -t 02/06
clientname     will that make the saveset browsable. Thank you in
advance.

Maybe, but probably not.  You don't say what version of NetWorker you're
using, and believe it or not, that's relevant.

EMC changed how nsrck -L7 works, so that additional steps are required
to make the saveset browsable.  This appears to have been done at
NetWorker 7.4.x, though it might have been 7.3.x.

So if you're running 7.2.x or earlier (yikes, you should upgrade), nsrck
-L7 should be all you need to be able to browse again.

If you're running 7.4.x or later, you will very likely need to mess
around
with nsrmm.  The steps have been mentioned on the mailing list in the
past
couple months, just search the archives for

        -L7

or

        nsrck

and you should turn up a thread that describes what is needed.  I posted
in the thread a once or twice, and there's an LGTsc from 7.6.x release
notes mentioned that gives the steps as well.

Tim

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