RE: [OT] ms backup tape problem

["Dr John Tankard" <john@xxxxxxx>]

No both servers are w2k

I think the problem is ms backup is not looking at the tape

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 06 November 2002 19:50
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] ms backup tape problem
> 
> 
> You didn't switch OS's on the server did you?  I found out a 
> long time ago that MSBackup for Win2K will not restore tapes 
> created in MSBackup for WinNT4...
> 
> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I  MCDBA
> David Clark Company Inc.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr John Tankard [mailto:john@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 2:37 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] ms backup tape problem
> 
> 
> I have been fixing a sick server and hit a snag.
> 
> Got a dead server from a customer, they don't have a receint 
> backup and no ups :-o
> 
> To cut a long story short, I have taken the stuffed disk and 
> put it into my server use MS backup and dumped it to dat DSS4 
> tape, log reports a good copy.
> 
> I have re-installed w2kServer onto the disk, then installed 
> arcserve onto the new server then recoverd the system setup, 
> and all directories. Up to this point all ok. The server 
> re-booted and looks almost normal, 1 problem sql server will 
> not start, because it cannot see its data. (and the sql agent 
> cannot copy the data back because sql is not running) so my 
> plan was now to return the drive to my server use the 
> msbackup to copy back the sql data and logs.
> 
> Here is the problem
> 
> When I go into ms backup select restore, select the tape I 
> want I see a folder with a ? Mark in it x2 click does nothing 
> but flash dlg box up so fast I cannot see it, if I try a 
> restore all again nothing. I am beginning to think there is a 
> problem with the backup set (the data on the disk might be 
> stuffed anyway but I would like to give it a go)
> 
> Any ideas
> 
> 1) how to read the ms backup tape
> 
> 2) use arcserve to restore the data in a form I can copy 
> back, and then start sql server.
> 
> 
> I do have sql server 2000 sp3 on my server but the customers 
> server looks like sp1 to me, I don't want to restore customer 
> master to mine and stuff mine.
> 
> 
> John
> 
> 
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