Title: Arkeia setup notes Subject: Arkeia Backup Server crashed!!!! You have a dead chicken but no Egg!!! readarkeia - A small tar utility to extract files from arkeia created tapes. found in /usr/knox/bin, 1. Get the program source code from beginning of each tape. Rewind tape: mt -f/dev/st0 rewind Extract C source: dd if=/dev/st0 of=readarkeia.c Remove the first line from the file: Replace tape lable and first space character with a "/" Compile the program: cc readarkeia.c -o readarkeia 2. readarkeia [-l] \ x\t\i \ [mfv] \ [device\-] \ [filename1 filename2 ...] # list tape contents: ./readarkeia tvf /dev/st0 # Extract all files from tape ./readarkeia xvf /dev/st0 # Extract a specific machine backup ./readarkeia xvf /dev/st0 [machine_name] # Extract a specific file on a machine ./readarkeia xvf /dev/st0 [machine_name]/[path]/[file_name] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes the command line is easier. List tapes in database: arkc -tape -list name=Tape02 name=Tape01 List files on a tape: arkc -file -list -D -tpname=Tape01 List ID of the driver (reference by the drvid): arkc -drive -list name=DLT1 Read label on a tape: arkc -drive -read -D -drvid=DLT1 Restore files on a tape: arkc -restore -start -D file:myserver:/home/jstile -drvid=DLT1 Abort a backup: arkc -backup -connect -D bksid=weekly exec=ABORT List all files backed up on Tape01 between 2002/10/01 and 2002/12/15 arkc -file -list -D tpname=Tape01 start_sdate=[2002/10/01] end_sdate=[2002/12/15] Havent' had a chance to try this one yet: arkc -moreinfo -restore -start -D file=webber:/home/jstile drvname=DLT1