[plug] Recover a backup

Craig Foster Craig at fostware.net
Fri Feb 27 19:51:12 WST 2009


Was the server provisioned by Costing and Logistics?

Last time I checked they used standard cp to tape as it's compatible
with their SCO experience...

 

Otherwise, it'd be worthwhile checking with whoever configured /
installed the server in the first place.

 

Craig F.

 

From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On
Behalf Of Anne Busby
Sent: Friday, 27 February 2009 6:29 PM
To: PLUG List
Subject: [plug] Recover a backup

 

A client has a full backup from a Pronto Linux system, but the start of
the tape has been overwritten by someone starting a backup and aborting
it. The data that needs to be retrieve is believed to be on the part of
the tape that is after the area that was overwritten.

dd gets to the end of the aborted backup and no further. We don't have
any details of the command use to create the backups.


Any ideas on what we can try ? I believe it is the only backup.

Thanks,
Anne B

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