> On Apr 3, 2018, at 11:56 AM, Tom Plancon <tplan...@bkaarchs.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I'm running BSCAN to recover old data from LTO-2 tapes. The backup job > spanned 3 tapes/volumes. I ran the BSCAN command listing the volumes as > required with the first tape in the drive - this is NOT an autochanger. BSCAN > seemed to start OK, found the tape, dbase etc., and has been running now for > about 24hrs with the first tape still in the drive!
bscan does take a very long time. I have no personal experience with it though. > So, my questions, will BSCAN ask for the next tape when the first is done? > Or, how will I know how to change it? Should it be taking this long for a > 400Gb tape? The tape drive moves for a few seconds, pauses a few seconds and > moves again, now for a full day! > > I'm trying to recover a specific project in this old data, there is probably > over 100 projects saved on these tapes. Is there a better way to do this? > > Any help appreciated! Thanks much! It's been a few days. Any progress to report? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
