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> This seems like the best place to post to, so here goes...

> We were running a suse 7.3 linux server, kernel 2.4.17, apache,
> postgresql and coldfusion.  We were running backups to an ide tape
> backup (Seagate), and able to backup and restore just fine.  (we used
> taper -T f, and backed up to /dev/tape.)  On Sunday morning, we took the
> server down to try an alternate config because of a performance hit that
> we were taking.  So we made a full backup using taper 6.9b and even
> restored to the server to make sure it was a good backup.

> Then...

> Hardware problems caused the server to not complete post, and we had to
> bring in the hardware guys to fix the prob.  They put in a new
> motherboard, but everything else was the same. (Did I mention that we
> are using ide harddrives).

> When we finally got the server back, we installed suse again, and moved
> taper 6.9b to the machine...  We kept receiving an error that said "this
> is not a taper archive".  According to taper.e-survey.etc...  This is a
> misconfiguration of the taper program...

> What has changed...?  When we brought the server again, we had moved the
> tape drive to an ide controller on the motherboard, and the machine now
> recognized the tape drive as /dev/ht0.  I tried restoring the backup
> from -T f, -T ide, and made symbolic links to /dev/tape, and pointed the
> backup the /dev/ht0...

> Is there any way that we can get the info off of this tape?  I know it
> was a good backup, so I just need to get the files off...

> Help!!!

> Thanks,

> Speeves

> Check permissions on /dev/ht0.  Make sure the kernel has tape support.  

> If dd works, and the backup is really important, dd the entire backup to
> a spare HD and do your recovery from that if possible.

> Otherwise, keep multiple rotating backups and mirror the entire system to
> a spare HD somewhere.

> --Yan

> > Hi!

> > This seems like the best place to post to, so here goes...

> > We were running a suse 7.3 linux server, kernel 2.4.17, apache,
> > postgresql and coldfusion.  We were running backups to an ide tape
> > backup (Seagate), and able to backup and restore just fine.  (we used
> > taper -T f, and backed up to /dev/tape.)  On Sunday morning, we took the
> > server down to try an alternate config because of a performance hit that
> > we were taking.  So we made a full backup using taper 6.9b and even
> > restored to the server to make sure it was a good backup.

> > Then...

> > Hardware problems caused the server to not complete post, and we had to
> > bring in the hardware guys to fix the prob.  They put in a new
> > motherboard, but everything else was the same. (Did I mention that we
> > are using ide harddrives).

> > When we finally got the server back, we installed suse again, and moved
> > taper 6.9b to the machine...  We kept receiving an error that said "this
> > is not a taper archive".  According to taper.e-survey.etc...  This is a
> > misconfiguration of the taper program...

> > What has changed...?  When we brought the server again, we had moved the
> > tape drive to an ide controller on the motherboard, and the machine now
> > recognized the tape drive as /dev/ht0.  I tried restoring the backup
> > from -T f, -T ide, and made symbolic links to /dev/tape, and pointed the
> > backup the /dev/ht0...

> > Is there any way that we can get the info off of this tape?  I know it
> > was a good backup, so I just need to get the files off...

> > Help!!!

> > Thanks,

> > Speeves

> Check permissions on /dev/ht0.  Make sure the kernel has tape support.  

> If dd works, and the backup is really important, dd the entire backup to
> a spare HD and do your recovery from that if possible.

> Otherwise, keep multiple rotating backups and mirror the entire system to
> a spare HD somewhere.

> --Yan

> > Hi!

> > This seems like the best place to post to, so here goes...

> > We were running a suse 7.3 linux server, kernel 2.4.17, apache,
> > postgresql and coldfusion.  We were running backups to an ide tape
> > backup (Seagate), and able to backup and restore just fine.  (we used
> > taper -T f, and backed up to /dev/tape.)  On Sunday morning, we took the
> > server down to try an alternate config because of a performance hit that
> > we were taking.  So we made a full backup using taper 6.9b and even
> > restored to the server to make sure it was a good backup.

> > Then...

> > Hardware problems caused the server to not complete post, and we had to
> > bring in the hardware guys to fix the prob.  They put in a new
> > motherboard, but everything else was the same. (Did I mention that we
> > are using ide harddrives).

> > When we finally got the server back, we installed suse again, and moved
> > taper 6.9b to the machine...  We kept receiving an error that said "this
> > is not a taper archive".  According to taper.e-survey.etc...  This is a
> > misconfiguration of the taper program...

> > What has changed...?  When we brought the server again, we had moved the
> > tape drive to an ide controller on the motherboard, and the machine now
> > recognized the tape drive as /dev/ht0.  I tried restoring the backup
> > from -T f, -T ide, and made symbolic links to /dev/tape, and pointed the
> > backup the /dev/ht0...

> > Is there any way that we can get the info off of this tape?  I know it
> > was a good backup, so I just need to get the files off...

> > Help!!!

> > Thanks,

> > Speeves