pwalters Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 Hello, I am trying to restore a single file(it's about 700 megs) from a tape backup I have on a DLT4500. The backup set name is Daily Backup. When I click "OK" to tell Retrospect to start the restore, it starts looking for 1-Daily Backup. It goes through all 5 tapes, and insists every time that 1-Daily Backup is there, when in fact it is. Most times, it's actually the tape that's in the drive currently being read. This is really frustrating, and I was wondering if anyone can give me some pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 What happens if you manually move the tape into the drive slot - it is used? This may be a tape with the same name (1-Daily Backup) that Retrospect is looking for, but it may not be the right tape. Go to Configure > Devices. Put 1-Daily Backup in the drive. Is the "m" icon dark with a white "m" or is it greyed out or white in color with a black "m"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalters Posted March 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 I'm not sure what you mean by manually. Do you mean moving the tape "1-Daily Backup" by dragging it in using Retrospect, then yes I have. I am aware that it's more than the name that matters. How would the contents be wrong, though? These tapes don't leave the drive. The icon is dark with a white m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalters Posted March 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 No replies yet. Can I assume that noone here is capable of helping me out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted March 19, 2003 Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 What exactly do you see on screen when this problem is happening. Is it a media request dialog? Do you have a progress bar or a media request dialog? Please be as specific as possible. If the tape is in the drive, what is the tape status displayed in the window? If Retrospect is asking for 1-BU Set A and you have 1-BU Set A in the drive but nothing is happening, then it could be that you have two tapes identically named but with different creation dates. Try rebuilding the catalog file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalters Posted March 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 It's a media request dialog. It would appear that your theory on creation dates was correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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