It would help if we knew what version of Networker you're running.

Basically you need to restore the index.  The tape is in the media database but 
the index entries have been purged.  nsrck -L7 is one command you can use to 
restore indexes but you may need to adjust the browse period before you can do 
that.  Last resort is to use scanner to restore the index.

Others can give more details on the command.

Dave

Dave Werth
Garmin AT, Inc.
Salem, Oregon
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Subject: [Networker] Commands needed to make a set of tapes browse-able again?

Hello All, 

I'm pretty new to Networker and could use some assistance in solving a problem. 

We have a 3 month browse period on our monthly backups. Just recently we have 
been tasked with recovering some data off of a tape from last year. The tape is 
already in the index, I see the volume in the Media section in Networker. I 
would really like to know what the steps are in order to make it browse-able so 
that I can restore data using Networker User. 

Thanks in advance. 

Regards, 

Ed

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