How to perform a index of tapes using NTBackup?

[skylarkza]

I am using an Onstream ADR2.60GBide drive and have been successfully backing up our data. However I have been using NTBackup that comes bundled with "Windows 2000 Advanced Server" and I have run into a problem where I have had to rebuild the server and when I have come to restore the data I can't see how I am supposed to index the backup tapes.

Could somebody please advise on how I would go about indexing these backup tapes, as I know they have good data on them as I was able to do restores on the original system before I had any problems with it. My problem now being I can't see how to index the backed-up data.

Thanks

 

[mrscary]

Open up the remote storage manager, and select the ADR drive, then right click and select inventory (with the relevant tape in the drive).

This will force the computer to see the tape. Then you can restore from it as normal - ie select the tape and then catalog it.
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