HP LTO Tape backup

I would like to ask if HP LTO 960 Tape backup will work on Apple Xserve, using SCSI Ultra 320 with Restrospect program? pls advise.
thanks,
val

The XServe and the OS don't care - it's the backup software that you use that really matters.
That said, I'd be surprised if any backup works with Retrospect. It used to be a great program 10 years ago, but it's truly lost its way recently. There are other backup programs that will do a better job.
Time Navigator
NetVault
BRU
If you really, really want to use Retrospect, they have a device compatibility list that will list support for any vendor/interface/media combination (of which the LTO 960 is listed as compatible).
Just make sure you get a good SCSI card. ATTO cards work well, Adaptec don't.

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I suggest to look into Oracle Secure Backup (OSB) or Oracle Secure Backup Express. The later is free.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E14812_01/doc/doc.103/e12836/toc.htm
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/secure-backup/overview/index.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/secure-backup/downloads/secbackupexpress-084447.html
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Hi Jack:
(Uh-oh! Am I going to flagged as a terrorist for that greeting?!?)
All kidding aside. Not having access to your data is no joke.
That depends Jack. If yo'ure talking about just getting access to the data to do restores, you could,
for example look into this tool:
BKF Repair Tool (Windows-based)
http://www.lotusnotesconversion.com/repair-bkf-file
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and the filenames/filespecs contained in those backups. Of course it also has the advantage of being
able to repair corrupted backups.
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Boot to an earlier version of Windows
1. Boot from a separate Windows XP hard drive, if XP gave you access to your backup data
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A quick check over at Microsoft's Developer Network website would prolly give you
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This post below also makes mention of a fork done by another Linux-based tool, called
mtft ,
which was largely based on mtf. This tools claims to allow you to CONVERT .bkf backups to .tar format.
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to .tar format.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/reading-backup-tapes-from-m%24-to-linux-348429/
Direct link to mtft
http://linux.softpedia.com/developer/Internet-Connection-Inc-14459.html
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http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/BackupReader.aspx
This is a GUI-based tool, borrowing code from William T. Kranz's ntbkup command-line based utility
BONUS: If you go to the link to Kranz's page, and the other pages there is a ton of technical info.
on the Microsoft tape format specification.
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in Linux to do backups and restores. One could, of course, install Unxutils or CygWin
(allows you to run some Posix-complaint command line tools such as MT or TAR in a Windows
environment).
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try KDat, which is a KDE (Gui-based) tool in Linux to do backups and restores. Although it
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somewhere. You can also get Wintar for Windows, which IIRC, reads tapes, as well as just .tar
archive files.
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Thanks a lot,
val

You need to clarify your needs before you go much further.
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RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
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My question is, How can I restore control file from tape backup without CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP setting ON.
It sounds like, There is no way we can restore control file from tape backup if you've not set the CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP is ON.
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Oracle Ver. 10.2.0.4 on Sun-Solaris 9.
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2). 1 disk : archive log;
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All you need to do is take the backup file from FRA to tape.
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Hi All,
First of all let me thank you to the forum from which I keep updating my knowledge on oracle.
I am having issues when trying to restore spfile from controlfile autobackup to different server. Problem and other details are below:
Target version : 10.2.0.2
Netbackup : 6.5.6
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executing command: SET CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT
allocated channel: ch00
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