Thank you all for your response. So, I understand that if I have an expired tape in the pool and want to restore something from that tape it is possible using "bextract" or "bscan". Is there a way to extend the catalog record even if the tape has expired until the tape is recycled?
Thank you. Utrha -----Original Message----- From: Uwe Schuerkamp [mailto:uwe.schuerk...@nionex.net] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:44 AM To: Radosław Korzeniewski Cc: Rao, Uthra R. (GSFC-672.0)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC]; bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] restore from expired tapes On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 03:33:17PM +0100, Radosław Korzeniewski wrote: > Hello, > > 2013/1/3 Rao, Uthra R. (GSFC-672.0)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC] > <uthra.r....@nasa.gov > > > > > I would like to know if a tape in a pool has expired but if the jobs > > on that tapes are not deleted that is if the tape is not recycled, > > is it possible to do a restore from such a tape? Please let me know > > your experience with this.**** > > > > ** > > > > Use bextract for direct data extracting or bscan to rescan a volume to > catalog and use it as usual. > Also make sure to up your volume retention time before scanning it so the volume doesn't get recycled instantly ;) Cheers, Uwe -- NIONEX --- Ein Unternehmen der Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
