Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 00:04:40 +0200 From: Willem Brown <willem@brwn.org> To: keith@mail.telestream.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Restore Woes Message-ID: <20000809000439.L92073@snoopy.brwn.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10008081150160.22182-100000@mail.telestream.com>; from keith@mail.telestream.com on Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 12:03:54PM -0700 References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10008081150160.22182-100000@mail.telestream.com>
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Hi, If the backup is on just one tape just enter 1. On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 12:03:54PM -0700, keith@mail.telestream.com wrote: > I can't seem to pull any files off of tape. Here is the session as it > happens. It always tells me I've not read any tapes. I'd love to hear how > to get this to work properly. I've made a couple of #comments in the > output that I pasted here. > I'm doing everthing according to how it's detailed in this URL. > > http://www.execpc.com/~hamiltj/docs/dump.html#ch-6 > > The tape volumes are laid out like this > / volume 1 > /usr volume 2 > /home volume 3 > > Snip------------------------- > > # mt -f /dev/nrsa0 fsf 2 #On the tape server to move up 2 volumes to 3. I normally refer to these as partitions or files on the tape. A volume might be the whole tape. The backup can span more than one tape/volume. > > # restore -i -f tape.telestream.com:/dev/nrsa0 #On machine restoring. > > > restore > ls > .: > activedog/ firstorder/ mikesg/ singtech/ > air-balancing/ get-informed/ msdevine/ spicy/ > amber/ gillespiedecals/ msdevine2/ spivey/ > angledetailing/ gnreynholds/ mysticalfate/ stmcdowell/ > band-trouble/ grant/ nwfyrmedyk/ tsbilling/ > bestbitesbuys/ jat/ procyon/ victor/ > cascade/ keith/ proto/ wbean/ > cwi/ kesat/ robinson/ william/ > cydoniacc/ macrosoft/ seti/ > deeh/ matiax/ shad/ > eu4ic/ mcferran/ shawncwi1/ > > restore > add victor > restore > extract > You have not read any tapes yet. > Unless you know which volume your file(s) are on you should start > with the last volume and work towards the first. > Specify next volume #: 3 #Don't know if this is correct. > Mount tape volume 3 > Enter ``none'' if there are no more tapes > otherwise enter tape name (default: /dev/nrsa0) #What to enter ? > > Snip----------------------- > > > Thanks > Keith > > > > ================================= > Keith W. > At the helm <for better or worse> > > My non work related site > www.cydonia.net > ================================= > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Best Regards Willem Brown -- /* =============================================================== */ /* Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD. The choice is yours. */ /* =============================================================== */ A truly wise woman never plays leapfrog with a unicorn. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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