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How to restore data from Tape?

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by gacema

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I used an external HP Surestore Tape drive to back up data, the Tape drive later crushed and now I need to restore the data on a different NT server with an internal tape drive, but NT Backup cannot recognize the tape and neither can Veritas, Does anyone know of a software that can do that?

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by isys

What backup software did you use to make the tape? That's what you will have to use to restore it, same version and probably same patches. The tape drive only has to be able to run the tape; it doesn't matter if it's internal or external. Before the drive was crushed, had you ever performed a restore from a tape it had made? There's a lot of tape machines out there that aren't recording anything at all. Part of your disaster recovery program should be to periodically do a partial restore to validate the information on your tapes.

by gacema

That doesn't really solve my problem, the software I used to make the tape was that which is supplied with the HP surestore Tape Drive, which FYI I don't have otherwise I wouldn't have posted the question!
My dilemma is getting an alternative software.

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