RE: Used Backup Tape to Re-Load??

["Erhardt, Lynnette" <lerhard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We've never had to do a full restore [knock on wood!], but we did have to
restore the Interlibrary Loan data one time and it was smooth as could be.
Innovative told me which tape to put in and they then restored the files in
question.  While we obviously lost some data (things that had been entered
since the backup), the way things stood with the problem, we had lost all
ILL data, so it was much better after the restore.
Lynnette
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Lynnette Erhardt, System Administrator		
Tulsa City-County Library	
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Tulsa, OK 74103-3830
918/596-1825
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-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Eyler [mailto:ceyler@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 4:24 PM
To: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Used Backup Tape to Re-Load??


I am interested in hearing from III libraries that have successfully used 
your backup tape/s to restore your system.  What happened?  How smooth was 
the re-load process?  How long did it take to be back in business?

This question was prompted by some planning we're doing and a question from 
a computer specialist asking, "How do you know if your backup tapes would 
work if you needed them?"  We do full backups religiously Mon-Fri.  But I 
had to admit that I didn't know the answer to his question, and didn't know 
if there was any way to be sure the tapes would work in advance of a 
problem.  So, I'll sleep better after hearing that some of you have 
actually done this.

Please respond to me directly, not to the list.  Thanks.
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Carol E. Eyler                ceyler@xxxxxxxxxx
Head of Technical Services
Carleton College Library      507-646-4268 (voice)
One North College St.
Northfield, MN  55057         507-646-4087 (fax)
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