Can Backup Exec restore files from an old archived tape that's not in the database?
I have Symantec Backup Exec 12d installed on a newer server. In the past, Backup Exec had been on a completely different machine. I had to do a "clean install" on the new machine because I had some problems migrating the database to the new machine.
I need to know if Backup Exec (on new machine) can restore files from a tape that was backed up by the old database on the old machine. My current Backup Exec has no pre-existing knowledge of this tape in question.
If it is possible, I need to know the steps involved in order to restore that data.
I need to know if Backup Exec (on new machine) can restore files from a tape that was backed up by the old database on the old machine. My current Backup Exec has no pre-existing knowledge of this tape in question.
If it is possible, I need to know the steps involved in order to restore that data.
Hmm.. Might be called catalog when you do it on a tape and scan when you do it for disk backups.
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Thanks for the help. I'm sorry for taking up your time with such a newbie-like question. I should have read more.
No problem. That's why we are here.
Hi all. a side question to this. Let me know it its bad form to poach and I'll post a separate questions.
After a tape has been cataloged and the files restored, how do I remove the catalog from the database? I restored from an old tape with an old server name and want that "resource" removed agaon.
thanks!
After a tape has been cataloged and the files restored, how do I remove the catalog from the database? I restored from an old tape with an old server name and want that "resource" removed agaon.
thanks!
You do all this uder the Devices Tab.
Run Scan and then Inventory on the tape.