Re: backup: how to restore?

From: Jerold Schulman (Jerry_at_jsiinc.com)
Date: 04/29/04


Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:25:35 -0400

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:21:49 +0200, Martein <i@donthaveagoodspamfilter.co.kr>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I need to restore a file from a back-up tape, but I can't really figure
>out how. I use the standard software which comes with Windows 2000 server.
>What I know for sure is that backing up worked, I check the log files
>every day which states that 29 gb is backed-up in about 2 hours and
>after that checked in about the same amount of time. I use 5 tapes which
>are used from monday till friday. Everytime a tape is used, information
>is is overwritten and a full backup is made.
>My problem is however, finding a way to restore a file. When I look
>under the tab restore I see several tape icons listed, but the all have
>the same description. I guess something went wrong while setting up the
>backup-name-thing. When I click right on a tape icon it show also an
>option called remove from system (in Dutch van systeem verwijderen).
>I would appreciate some help here,
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>Martein

Until you fix your naming convention, you will have to use the Tools / Report
to view the logs to determine the Media #.

See tip 2265 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com to change future
tape labels to record Date and Time.

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com



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