If it is an RMAN backup, I think you can still extract the backup file sets with tar, of cause you then need to restore these file sets with RMAN
2014-09-10 14:43 GMT+02:00 Lightner, Jeff <jlight...@dsservices.com>: > If it was an RMAN backup tar probably won’t help. RMAN backups are > controlled by a repository on the Oracle side so what you see as file list > in the backup isn’t really a file but rather something that make sense to > that repository. > > > > I was saying if it is NOT an RMAN backup tar might help. Note the tar > I’m talking about is a modified GNU tar that comes with NetBackup. > > > > > > *From:* Preston, Douglas [mailto:dlpres...@lereta.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 09, 2014 5:47 PM > *To:* Lightner, Jeff; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > *Subject:* RE: Netbackup 7.1 to 7.5 differences. > > > > Checking with the creator of the tape as to method of rman backup that was > used. Once I find out I will test a couple tar versions, I only have the > tar32.exe from 7.1 in the windows world but we have centos machines and > Solaris machines I can test their tar version on the tape if it want an > rman-NetBackup add-on that did the backup. > > > > *From:* Lightner, Jeff [mailto:jlight...@dsservices.com > <jlight...@dsservices.com>] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 09, 2014 2:04 PM > *To:* Preston, Douglas; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > *Subject:* RE: Netbackup 7.1 to 7.5 differences. > > > > Was the original image written using RMAN? If so your server requires the > Oracle plugin. If you don’t have that on 7.1 you might want to get it and > retry. (Note it is an additional cost for that license.) > > > > If it is just a filesystem backup you may not be able to “import” if there > are NetBackup headers for 7.5 on it that 7.1 doesn’t recognize but you > MIGHT be able to get the data off the tape using the “tar” command that > comes with NetBackup (typically /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/tar on UNIX/Linux). > > > > Typically UNIX can be restored to Linux and vice-versa from a NetBackup > standpoint. There IS a difference in big endian/little endian between > UNIX on RISC and Linux on Intel though and Oracle has an issue with that so > even if you get the tar to work you might not be able to use the datafiles > in Oracle. If the backup was a “dump” from Oracle to flat files that were > then backed up to tape the dump can probably be imported by Oracle on Linux. > > > > > > > > *From:* veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [ > mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > <veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Preston, > Douglas > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 09, 2014 4:19 PM > *To:* Preston, Douglas; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup 7.1 to 7.5 differences. > > > > I think I am going to have a lot of trouble importing this tape. > > Not only am I on 7.1 but my master server is Windows and theirs was Solaris > > Anyone have a possible way for me to read this tape without installing > Solaris and creating a new master server? > > > > *From:* veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [ > mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > <veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Preston, > Douglas > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 09, 2014 11:12 AM > *To:* veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > *Subject:* [Veritas-bu] Netbackup 7.1 to 7.5 differences. > > > > Does 7.5 write to tape differently than 7.1? > > > > Trying to import a tape written in 7.5 to our master server using 7.1 > > > > bpimport -id ATL323 > > Import phase 2 started 9/9/2014 8:24:46 AM > > INF - Importing policy Lereta_SPL_1, schedule Full > (atl-sunprod_1410102290), med > > ia id ATL323, created on 09/07/2014 08:04:50. > > > > INF - Status = no images were successfully processed. > > > > Athena®, Created for the Cause™ > > Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer > > _________________________________________________________ > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged > > or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended > > recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, > > copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information > > is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic > > transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that > > you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > >
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