Re: [Bacula-users] restore from expired tapes

[Uwe S. <uwe...@ni...>]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 03:33:17PM +0100, Radosław Korzeniewski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 2013/1/3 Rao, Uthra R. (GSFC-672.0)[ADNET SYSTEMS INC] <uth...@na...
> >
> 
> > I would like to know if a tape in a pool has expired but if the jobs on
> > that tapes are not deleted that is if the tape is not recycled, is it
> > possible to do a restore from such a tape? Please let me know your
> > experience with this.****
> >
> > **
> >
> 
> Use bextract for direct data extracting or bscan to rescan a volume to
> catalog and use it as usual.
> 

Also make sure to up your volume retention time before scanning it so
the volume doesn't get recycled instantly ;) 

Cheers, Uwe 
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