> We have an older tape that is out of retention period by about 2 or 3 months > (file and job). > > According to the documentation, the files are not recoverable as the data is > no longer stored in the mysql database. > > Might there exist a tool or technique to list all of the files on the tape > and restore specific ones? >
bls lists files bextract will extract bscan will put the records back in the database. Remember to change your retention period for the pool before you do a bscan so that the data is not added then quickly removed. To do this update your bacula-dir.conf then in bconsole update pool from resource then update all volumes in pool. > I realize this would take a long time and would have to scan every part of > the file, however, as this is a master backup tape that would contain mostly > large .tar.gz files we would not be searching for one file in millions. > > Google revealed nothing on the topic so I am hopeful that the mere existence > of the data on the tape is enough. > > > Thoughts, suggestions? > Look at the bacula utility programs part of the manual: http://www.bacula.org/5.2.x-manuals/en/utility/utility/index.html John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users