NT Backup reading Arcserve backup tape?

[revbird]

I am involved in a CAD data conversion process and frequently get tape backups that used arcserve to backup. I do not have Arcserve. Does any one know how I can get the data off the tape using NT Backup?

 

[Guest_imported]

Backup exec can do it (unofficially), simply do a catalog of the tape and then you should be able to see the session. I am unsure of the cut down NT backup version though being able to do this. It should though.

guru - brightstor@hotmail.com

 

[bobafet]

The way for the software to generate a catalog by reading file by file without accessing the catalog is:

1. NT Backup
- Options/General
Uncheck Use the catalogs on the media to speed up building restore catalogs on disk

How to perform Catalog in Backup (note:below is mentioned for Windows 2000)

To update a catalog
Open Backup.
On the Restore tab, right-click the media containing the backup set you want to catalog.
Click Catalog.

2. Backup Exec - Tools/Options/Catalog
Uncheck Use storage media-based catalogs.

This will take longer to catalog as it reads all the data on the tape, not just the media based catalog at the end of the backup job on the tape.

How to Perform Catalog in Backup Exec:

Select the Devices Tab
Right click device - inventory (this will read the tape header)
Right click media label in devices, select catalog.
Catalog of media will now be in Restore Selections.

 

[Guest_imported]

as long as software compression was not enabled on the original backup as the data will be in a non-standard format, most people use hardware compression though so it should not be a problem