Networker

Re: [Networker] recovering files from incremental backup only

2006-04-28 16:03:47
Subject: Re: [Networker] recovering files from incremental backup only
From: Darren Dunham <ddunham AT TAOS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:02:29 -0700
> I don't see how to specify how to force a recover to a different server name 
> in the saveset
> recover gui.  Maybe I could change the machine name and then recover.

I don't believe you can recover to a different client with SS recover.
Instead I'd log into the client and then do the recovery from there.

recover -S <ssid> ....

> I do have network connectivity, and I'm testing an rsync of an entire 
> filesystem (ie full backup
> equivalent) now.  It's very slow though.  Are you suggesting restoring
> the full backup from tape, then using rsync to get just the changes? I
> hadn't thought of that.

Exactly.  

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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