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# 8  
Old 04-03-2012
Have you tried to check redbook ... like this one
IBM Redbooks | IBM eServer Certification Study Guide - AIX 5L Installation and System Recovery

Quote:
6.2.3 Restore a file system The restore command is used to restore data backed up with the backup command.
restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0 will show the table of contents for the tape and list the files on it.
restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home/ostach restores individual files from backup made by the backup -i command.
restore -rvf /dev/rmt0 restores an entire file system archive.
# 9  
Old 04-04-2012
I did. Keep in mind this is a:

Code:
mksysb -m -i -v /dev/rmt0

backup.

I got this:
Code:
# restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /usr/graham/test              
Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.                    
        Press the Enter key to continue.               
                                                       
restore: 0511-160 Cannot read the backup media         
         /dev/rmt0: There is an input or output error. 
#

# 10  
Old 04-05-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by herot
I did. Keep in mind this is a:

Code:
mksysb -m -i -v /dev/rmt0

backup.

I got this:
Code:
# restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /usr/graham/test              
Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.                    
        Press the Enter key to continue.               
                                                       
restore: 0511-160 Cannot read the backup media         
         /dev/rmt0: There is an input or output error. 
#

You still need to wind forward with the
Code:
tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3

to get passed the boot information on the tape.
# 11  
Old 08-28-2012
Now I get this:

Code:
$ su                                                                            
root's Password:                                                                
# hostname                                                                      
backupserver                                                                       
# tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3                                                     
#                                                                               
# hostname                                                                      
backupserver                                                                       
# restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home/user                                              
Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.                                             
        Press the Enter key to continue.                                        
                                                                                
restore: 0511-133 There is a data read error.: There is an input or output error
.                                                                               
Ignoring data and continuing.                                                   
restore: 0511-123 The volume on /dev/rmt0 is not in backup format.              
Mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.                                                    
        Press the Enter key to continue.

What am I doing wrong?
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