ida3248b at post.cybercity.dk wrote:

>Hello Jonathan
>
>If you're on UNIX you can use ../netbackup/bin/tar to read the tape.
>If I remember correct the i option ignores errors
>../netbackup/bin/tar ++help, gives a list of options
>
>Regards
>Michael
>
>On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:05:36 -0500, Martin, Jonathan (Contractor) wrote
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>>I'm running a restore of some "critical" data but it looks like the tape is 
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>bad.  Is there anyway to tell Netbackup to continue the restore ignoring the 
>bad sections of the tape?  I've tried multiple drives and each gives me the 
>same "restore incomplete" error / fails with a media read error.
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>> 
>>-Jonathan
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Michael,

I do believe it was you who posted this sometime last year.
It did save my butt at least once.  I would only add that you
should narrow down the criteria if possible, i.e. search for
a specific directory as in /home.  This will minimize the
times that the tape stops and the amount of unnecessary
data it extracts.

Gregg

For nonmultipexed tape, blocksize 256k: 
/usr/openv/netbackup/tar -itvf <norewind device> -b 512 

For multipexed tape, blocksize 256k: 
/usr/openv/netbackup/tar -iMtvf <norewind device> -b 512 





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