After you reinstall the operating system, whether you did a complete or partial installation, run the tarcommand to verify that the tape drive is functioning properly.

Recovery with Autochangers (Jukeboxes)

This section explains how to use your autochanger during a disaster recovery where you have lost, at a minimum, the Backup server indexes and configuration files. The configuration files reside in the /nsr/res.
The configuration files include the nsrjb.resfile, which contains autochanger configuration information.
This section assumes that you have lost the Backup server indexes and configuration files on the original server, or you are moving Backup and need to recover the existing index and configuration files to the new server.

For more information, see "System and Backup Software Recovery" on page "Backup Index and Configuration File Recovery" on page 20.

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The programs that recover the indexes and configuration files do not recognize autochangers. Consequently, you need to use the autochanger as if it were a stand- alone drive for that portion of the recovery. Use the autochanger's control panel to mount and unmount the necessary backup volumes.
After recovering the indexes and configuration files, all the original autochanger configuration files are back in place. You can now use the autochanger to recover the remainder of your data.

Caution - If you did not lose the server indexes and they are over 30 days old, you must reenable the server and autochanger to use the autochanger during a disaster recovery.

The rest of this section describes the issues that might influence your choices for using the autochanger or just the drive located inside the autochanger and how to recover the server's indexes and configuration files.

Solstice Backup 5.1 Disaster Recovery Guide

*April 1998

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