When you import the media, does it 'expire' after a while (say if the
expiration was initially set to one week) or does it stay permanently?
Also, is it possible to expire it?
Thanks.
>From: "McMurphy, Tim" <Tim.McMurphy AT cdcgy DOT com>
>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
>Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] NB - restoring tapes that have expired
>Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 09:49:06 -0700
>
>There are two was to import media, the first is from the Netbackup Admin
>GUI, the second is via command line. Please review both options, we'd
>prefer
>
>you to use the GUI.
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>GUI:
>----
>
>For instructions on the GUI you can check Help, Index, Importing Images
>(Phase 1 and Phase 2).
>
>If you have multiple tapes to do enter them all with Phase 1 and then run
>Phase 2.
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Command Line:
>-------------
>
>There are two phases to the image import process when you import an expired
>media id from the command line just as when you import an expired media id
>from the gui. This means that you must run bpimport from the command line
>twice with different arguements each time. The first run of bpimport
>restores NBU media database (../netbackup/db/media/mediaDB ) information.
>The second run of bpimport restores NBU image database information
>(../netbackup/db/images/"hostname(s)"/"encripted date"/"backup image admin
>files: 2 per abckup image"). In the following example the master server
>name
>is salmon and the media id being imported is 000003:
>
>Phase 1
>
>../netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimport -create_db_info -id 000003 -server
>salmon
>-L /tmp/import_log
>
>
>During this phase you can track th progress of the import by doing a more
>or
>tail of the import_log being written to /tmp as the import progresses.
>
>Phase 2
>
>../netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimport -id 000003
>
>With only the -id arguement on the command line, all of the backup images
>on
>the media are imported into NBU.
>
>../netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimport -id 000003 -backupid salmon_0915650364
>
>With the additional arguement -backupid followed by the name of a backup
>imaghe that is known to be on the media (here it is salmon_0915650364) only
>that specific backup image is imported into NBU. After phase one is
>complete, you can get a list of the names of the backup images that are on
>the tape by running xbpadm and the choosing reports->images on media. Then
>enter the media id and click on search.
>
>Finally, I should note that importing media from the command line is not
>formally supported by VERITAS. The fully supported method of importing
>media
>is from the NBU gui.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Smith, Jeffrey J" <jsmith AT c-soft DOT com>
>To: <veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:18 AM
>Subject: [Veritas-bu] NB - restoring tapes that have expired
>
>
> > Has anyone restored data from a tape that is no longer listed in the
> > Index?
> >
> > We have old tapes that we would like to restore data from, but the
> > tapes have expired from a NB perspective. I would like to import a
> > tape and recover data, but I'm not sure how to create an index of
> > the contents of the tape(s).
> >
> > What's the proper way to import the tape and create the index?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff Smith
> >
> >
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