BRRESTORE failed

[Former Member]

Dear All,

I am trying to restore from the tape. but this is the error i am getting

BR0419I Files will be restored from backup: bdwisdvz.aft 2007-10-11 20.19.35

BR0416I 77 files found to restore, total size 91906.221 MB

BR0424I Files will not be decompressed

BR0421I Restore device type: tape

BR0102I Following backup device will be used: /dev/rmt0.1

BR0103I Following backup volume will be used: VSPB06 (2007-10-11 20.19.35)

BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2007-10-12 21.02.58

BR0256I Enter 'c[ont]' to continue, 's[top]' to cancel BRRESTORE:

c

BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2007-10-12 21.03.01

BR0257I Your reply: 'c'

BR0259I Program execution will be continued...

BR0126I Unattended mode active - no operator confirmation required

BR0208I Volume with name VSPB06 (2007-10-11 20.19.35) required in device /dev/rmt0.1

BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2007-10-12 21.03.01

BR0226I Rewinding tape volume in device /dev/rmt0 ...

BR0351I Restoring /oracle/VSQ/sapbackup/.tape.hdr0

BR0355I from /dev/rmt0.1 ...

BR0278E Command output of 'LANG=C cd /oracle/VSQ/sapbackup && LANG=C cpio -iduvB .tape.hdr0 < /dev/rmt0.1':

Can't read input

If you want to go on, type device/file name when ready

BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2007-10-12 21.03.04

BR0279E Return code from 'LANG=C cd /oracle/VSQ/sapbackup && LANG=C cpio -iduvB .tape.hdr0 < /dev/rmt0.1': 2

BR0359E Restore of /oracle/VSQ/sapbackup/.tape.hdr0 from /dev/rmt0.1 failed due to previous errors

BR0218E Checking label on volume in device /dev/rmt0.1 failed

BR0236I Perhaps volume initialization with option '-i force' required

BR0406I End of file restore: rdwixfnd.rsb 2007-10-12 21.03.04

BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2007-10-12 21.03.04

BR0404I BRRESTORE terminated with errors

Kindly help on this..

Thanks & Regards

Subbu

[former_member204746]

check if you really inserted a tape in tape drive /dev/rmt0.1

make sure that tape drive is online (green)

make sure that you inserted the right tape and that a backup was really done on it.

brrestore tried to read the tape header but can't.