OK. looks like I'm going to have to load a base OS and then restore to a windows box or try the BartPE route...Not a big deal, just a bit more work.
I'm running the latest stable release here 1.38.11, how solid would you consider BETA 39.28 to be in terms of going into a small production environment of 2 Linux Servers and 2 Windows Boxes, 1 2003 Server, one XP Pro SP2 box. Thanks for all the help!! George >> OK......its reading the right tape but now I'm seeing: >> >> 17-Nov 11:58 eagle-fd: RestoreFiles.2006-11-17_11.53.43 Error: Win32 >> data stream not supported on this Client. >> >> >> Is there an issue with just putting the Win-XP Client files back onto >> a Linux system so I can access them or will it still restore or do I >> need to load them to a Windows box? > >See the Win32 chapter of the manual for a matrix of what can be restored >where, or upgrade to BETA 1.39.28 where restores *should* work to any >machine. > >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >Most likely you have two storage daemons and did not specify different >> >MediaTypes. If that is the case, solution: remove all but the desired >> >Storage Resource from your bacula-dir.conf file, or manually update the >> >database to have unique MediaTypes for each SD. >> > >> >On Friday 17 November 2006 18:24, George R.Kasica wrote: >> >> >It is a bit subtle ... >> >> > >> >> >What is defined in the restore Job definition has little relevance. >> >> > >> >> >When the restore command asks you what client you want to restore >> >(supposing >> >> >you choose an option like #5 rather than specifying JobIds), you answer >> >with >> >> >the client where from which the data was backed up. Then when you get >to >> >the >> >> >yes/mod/no prompt after selecting all the files to restore, you use the >> >"mod" >> >> >option to change the client to where you want the data restored, and you >> >will >> >> >get just what you want. >> >> Kern: >> >> >> >> That's what I'm doing here and it's not behaving as expected..... >> >> >> >> Loaded up the latest restore, selected ALL items with >> >> >> >> mark * >> >> >> >> exit >> >> >> >> Changed Client to eagle-fd >> >> (I'm assume the system I want to put it back on) >> >> >> >> Changed Where to /home/user/bacula-restore >> >> (On the above system) >> >> >> >> ran the job and see the following: >> >> >> >> 17-Nov 10:55 eagle-dir: Start Restore Job >> >> RestoreFiles.2006-11-17_10.55.35 >> >> * >> >> 17-Nov 10:55 eagle-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" >> >> command. >> >> 17-Nov 10:55 eagle-sd: 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is >> >> Slot 5. >> >> 17-Nov 10:55 eagle-sd: RestoreFiles.2006-11-17_10.55.35 Warning: >> >> acquire.c:146 Wrong Volume mounted on device "DDS-3-Drive0" >> >> (/dev/nst0): Wanted D1-SB-V0005 have D0-SB-V0005 >> >> 17-Nov 10:55 eagle-sd: Please mount Volume "D1-SB-V0005" on Storage >> >> Device "DDS-3-Drive0" (/dev/nst0) for Job >> >> RestoreFiles.2006-11-17_10.55.35 >> >> >> >> There's my problem.....its wanting the D1 volumes which are in Drive1 >> >> to be mounted in Drive0 which is the drive normally used by another >> >> system (eagle-fd) why isn't is finding the backups on the drive they >> >> were created on?? >> >> >> >> DDS-3-Drive0 is the drive that has the taped for the system I'm >> >> restoring TO >> >> >> >> DDS-3-Drive1 which holds D1-SB-V0005 is the drive for the system I'm >> >> trying to restore that has the backup tapes I need. >> >> >> >> It seems by changing the client it somehow changes the drive it looks >> >> at..... >> >> >> >> ===[George R. 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