Backup and Restore 2 Manual

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7 BRCOM RESTORE Command
You can use the BRCOM RESTORE command to:
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Copy files from magnetic tape to disk.
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List the contents of a tape without restoring data. For more information,
see Listing the Contents on Tape Without Restoring Data on page 7-10
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Move files from one system to another.
Managing Restore Jobs
Summary of Restoring SQL/MX or OSS Objects
You can also use the MEDIACOM RECOVER DISKFILE command to invoke the
BRCOM RESTORE command.
1. Log on to a NonStop S-series server.
2. Check that all required products are installed and all required processes are
started before you issue the RESTORE command. For more information, see
Section 2, Installing Backup and Restore 2
3. Create a DEFINE if you plan to specify one in the RESTORE command. For
labeled tapes, create either a CLASS TAPECATALOG DEFINE with CATALOG ON
Note. The other system must have both Backup and Restore 2 and any other required
software installed. For more information, see Installing Backup and Restore 2
on page 2-1
Note. Review these considerations:

Do not run RESTORE under a user ID with Safeguard default protection on because all
the files that are restored to disk will have Safeguard protection.
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You cannot use a previous product version update (PVU) of Backup and Restore 2 to
restore a backup created using a later PVU. For example, you cannot use the AAB PVU to
restore files that were backed up with the AAC PVU. However, you can use a later PVU to
restore files backed up on any previous PVU of Backup and Restore 2.
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To use the BRCOM RESTORE command, you must have created the tape using the
syntax for the BRCOM BACKUP command as documented in
Section 6, BRCOM BACKUP Command
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You cannot use the BRCOM RESTORE command syntax documented in this section to
restore tapes containing Enscribe and SQL/MP files. Both the tape format and command
syntax are different. However, you can use the BRCOM prompt to forward the command
for Enscribe and SQL/MP files to the BACKUP and RESTORE utilities (T9074). For more
information, see Appendix B, Comparison With the BACKUP and RESTORE Utilities
Note. For information about restoring Enscribe or SQL/MP objects, see Appendix B,
Comparison With the BACKUP and RESTORE Utilities