Salvage Failed

[iolair]

Can anyone think of a reason why salvage would not be able to find deleted files? I had a user wipe out an entire directory, and I can not restore the files using salvage. Unfortunately, the backup jobs have also failed, and right now, my name is mud. Thanks.

Iolair MacWalter
Director of IT

 

[marvhuffaker]

On Traditional volumes (NetWare 5.1 and lower, usually)...

Anytime you delete an entire folder, the salvagable contents go to a hidden folder called DELETED.SAV. I'm assuming that since you posted in the 5x forum, that is the case.


Also, I see this a lot.. Windows makes it very easy to accidentally drag a folder into another folder, making it look like it has been 'deleted'. when actually, it's just been made a subdirectory of another folder. Check those folders and see if it is there.

Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[iolair]

Thanks, Marvin. Will do. I do see the deleted.sav folder, can I copy that to a "safe" location?

Iolair MacWalter
Director of IT

 

[marvhuffaker]

I wouldn't move it. It's possible to delete the deleted.sav folder, but if you do, you lose your salvage capabilities completely.

Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[iolair]

Well, got the thing figured out, and am restoring now. Users lost files that were in subdirectories of subdirectories of.................

You get the picture. Users are never precise. Thanks, Marvin. As always, you're such a great help.

Iolair MacWalter
Director of IT

 

[marvhuffaker]

That's one advantage of NSS file system. The DELETED.SAV folder no longer applies, and you can salvage folders directly from where they were deleted. Granted, you have to salvage the folder, then the contents, then contents of any subfolders, but it's much nicer than the old way. It's also something you can't do on Windows or native Linux (without OES).


Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[iolair]

Ah - didn't know Linux wouldn't do that, glad you mentioned it. I really, really need to convert to NSS, as I remember how much faster they mount than traditional volumes do. I remember being amazed when I first saw it back in - 1998?

You'd think MS would get a clue and make that a feature of the server system - but, I guess they figure you'll be glad to spend hours restoring from tape.

Thanks again, Marvin. I owe you. As always.

Iolair MacWalter
Director of IT

 

[TheLad]

I would concentrate on backups before converting to NSS. MS kind of have a feature as part of DFS but it is not perfect...

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