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08-11-2008

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HP-UX 10.20 fbackup? restore help/guidance needed

Hello,

We've recently had a multiple hardrive failure in our legacy HP9000. Now the drives are repaired and the filesystems are recreated, I went to restore the last of the database tables from our dds3 backup, but cannot. Here's what's going on: BTW, I'm an absolute novice w/ HP-UX

The Backup Script:

/usr/sbin/fbackup -f /dev/rmt/0m -g /file.list -y -v > backup.log 2>&1&
cd /new/
find . -mtime +15 -name '*.log' -exec rm {} \;
find . -mtime +10 -name '*.rrr' -exec rm {} \;
cd /home/programs/ingres/files
cat /dev/null > errlog.log

The rmt directory:

# ls /dev/rmt/
0m 0mn c2t0d0BEST c2t0d0BESTn stape_config
0mb 0mnb c2t0d0BESTb c2t0d0BESTnb

The results of frecover: (I put the third tape of 3 in the drive) tried the others as well . . .

# frecover -f /dev/rmt/0m -xov -i /new
frecover(5409): unable to read volume header
frecover(5418): not an fbackup volume; unable to read volume header
frecover(2105): did not find expected file marker
frecover(5412): Do you wish to try to salvage this volume? [yes no] no
frecover(5411): Do you wish to try a different volume? [yes no] no
frecover(5414): abort selected
frecover(4301): /new not recovered from backup media

I am trying to recover the directories /new and /new1 but it appears that either my syntax is wrong, all three of my backup up tapes are bad, or . . ?

I've cleaned the drive numerous times and tried a different DDS3 drive with same results. I even tried to restore it using the SAM . . . with the same results as above for frecover.

I have tried to list the contents of the tape:

# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0mn new
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0m
Tar: tape read error
# tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0m new
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn fsf 1
# mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn fsf 1
fsf 1 failed: I/O error

Any guidance/advice for Sysadmin with little experience in the RISCier field? Thanks in advance.

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device_maps

device_maps(4)                                                     File Formats                                                     device_maps(4)

NAME

       device_maps - device_maps file

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/security/device_maps

DESCRIPTION

       The  device_maps file contains access control information about each physical device. Each device is represented by a one line entry of the
       form:

       device-name : device-type : device-list :

       where

       device-name             This is an arbitrary ASCII string naming the physical device. This field contains no embedded white space  or  non-
                               printable characters.

       device-type             This is an arbitrary ASCII string naming the generic device type. This field identifies and groups together devices
                               of like type. This field contains no embedded white space or non-printable characters.

       device-list             This is a list of the device special files associated with the physical device. This field  contains  valid  device
                               special file path names separated by white space.

       The device_maps file is an ASCII file that resides in the /etc/security directory.

       Lines in device_maps can end with a `' to continue an entry on the next line.

       Comments may also be included. A `#' makes a comment of all further text until the next NEWLINE not immediately preceded by a `'.

       Leading and trailing blanks are allowed in any of the fields.

       The device_maps file must be created by the system administrator before device allocation is enabled.

       This file is owned by root, with a group of sys, and a mode of 0644.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: A sample device_maps file

       # scsi tape
       st1:
       rmt:
       /dev/rst21 /dev/nrst21 /dev/rst5 /dev/nrst5 /dev/rst13 
       /dev/nrst13 /dev/rst29 /dev/nrst29 /dev/rmt/1l /dev/rmt/1m 
       /dev/rmt/1 /dev/rmt/1h /dev/rmt/1u /dev/rmt/1ln /dev/rmt/1mn 
       /dev/rmt/1n /dev/rmt/1hn /dev/rmt/1un /dev/rmt/1b /dev/rmt/1bn:

FILES

       /etc/security/device_maps

SEE ALSO

       allocate(1), bsmconv(1M), deallocate(1), dminfo(1M), list_devices(1)

NOTES

       The  functionality  described  in  this man page is available only if the Basic Security Module (BSM) has been enabled. See bsmconv(1M) for
       more information.

SunOS 5.10                                                          16 Jan 2001                                                     device_maps(4)