Inna rush again,

Wirt Atmar posted recently that his AICS outfit could sort deal with
data recovery from tape.  I don't know if this fits within the perview
of which he was speaking, and he didn't sound really enthusiastic.
However, the offer was there + Wirt's pretty cool....if a little strange.
jt

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From:   Mike Hornsby
Sent:   Thursday, November 13, 1997 10:44 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Re: Data past an EOF on a Reel Tape

If it is a CM store tape (from a pre 900 series hp3000 or you used the
TRANSPORT option) you can use GETFILE. If it is an NM store tape I think you
are out of luck. I have been looking for a utility that will work like
GETFILE did and have pushed for the various backup vendors to supply some
method for partial recovery of
damaged tapes, but to no avail. I still highly recommend having a test
system to restore backups onto to verify
their integrity.



-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Elliott <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 6:00 AM
Subject: Data past an EOF on a Reel Tape


>Hello Everyone,
>Does anyone know of a way to get data that is on a reel tape past another
>job that written to this tape.  I have a set of 4 tapes of archive records
>and the 4th tape was carelessly used by a past employee on another tape
job.
>Now I am left with trying to restore as manyrecords as possible, and
>everything that I have tried so far is failing.  I am trying to use FCOPY
>with SKIPEOF=+(I have gone from 1 to 12 on this parm), and I can't get
>passed what was last written to tape.
>
>I might be SOL, but I am desperately grasping at straw's and willing to try
>anything.
>
>Joe Elliott
>System Manager
>Pierce College
>9401 Farwest Drive SW
>Lakewood, WA 98498-1999  USA
>253.964.7340
>253.964.6770
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>
>"If there were no users my life could be boring and less stressful"
>
>Note:  Any thoughts, suggestions, or comments are purely my OWN
>            and in NO WAY express the opinions of my employer.
>
>