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Restore backup job

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by sapinto

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I recently backed up to tape using NT Backup on a Windows 2003 server. The backup ran well and I can see the files on the tape when checking on the server from which the tape was backed up. However, when I took the tape offsite to try and restore it, the server there with the same hardware and software specifications could not see the media. I tried using both NT backup and backup Exec but both could not see the media. Is there something I'm missing?

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by hal 9000

It's possible that you have locked that backup to that particular hardware.

This is part of the security used in some versions of 2003 and is a Royal Pain in the A$$ when it's necessary to restore to replacement hardware after the destruction of the original Hardware.

Col

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