Getting stuff _back_ from standalone backup

From: Billy D'Augustine <azog_at_azog.org>
Date: Wed Apr 4 04:57:12 2001

>
> Argh,
>
> Ok, this is perhaps a dumb question, and I need to go find my VMS system
> managers manual, (no doubt it will be at the _bottom_ of my pile of VMS
> docs). When I have a tape that I created with
> SYS$UPDATE:STABACKIT.COM and
> I want to restore that tape on to a disk, what do I type to it? I
> tried this:
> BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY MIA2: DIA0:
>
> but it complained that it couldn't open [SYSEXE]. on DIA0 (which makes
> sense since DIA0 doesn't have anything on it yet!)
>

You need to specify a saveset on the input device, i.e.,
MIA2:SYSBCK.BCK/SAV. (assuming MIA2: is a tape - disk to disk backups don't
need a saveset qualifier...)
Received on Wed Apr 04 2001 - 04:57:12 BST