As you probably already know, there is a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for this mailing list. Since this FAQ can be updated by every member of this mailing list via their web browser, it's constantly being kept up to date. The list below contains the questions that have been added or updated within the last month. Feel free to browse these links to increase your knowledge. Even better, we'd really appreciate your help in maintaining the FAQ! To do so, you simply need to get a free Backup Central User ID, and click on "Append To This Answer," or "Add a New Answer" within the FAQ-O-Matic display. You can get your Backup Central ID at: http://www.backupcentral.com/register.html You can browse the FAQ at: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/1.html Questions added or updated in the last month: ============================================================================ How do I obtain a copy of the FAQ?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/27.html What is the one command that can give me ALL of the information about a backup job?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/174.html How can I create and delete drives from the command line?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/176.html How do I know if I have a volume that is FROZEN or SUSPENDED?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/180.html How do I restore a tape using just the "tar" command?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/192.html What's the difference between the media manager expiration date (given by vmquery) and NetBackup's expiration date (given by bpmedialist)?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/198.html What is the format of bpstulist?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/199.html How do I use an alternate media server for a restore?: http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/200.html --- W. Curtis Preston Principal Consultant for Storage Designs, your storage experts Voice: 760 710 7017 Fax: 760 710 7019 Webmaster: http://www.backupcentral.com curtis AT backupcentral DOT com