Using the restore command

Specifying tape devices

About backup tape devices

When you performed a backup, you specified one or more tape devices. The files written by these devices can be on one or more tapes.

Compression types must be the same

You must use the same compression type to restore a backup as you did to perform the backup; however, you can use a different rewind type and device number. For example, you can use rst1a and tape drive 1 to restore a backup done on nrst0a, provided that the two tape drives use the same kind of tape.

Specifying the tape devices

To specify the tape devices for restores, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Use the `f` option in the `restore` command line.
2	List the tape devices as an argument to the `f` option in the same order that you used in the backup. Separate multiple tape devices with a comma. The `restore` command restores from tape files consecutively, using the tape devices in the order that they appear in the command line. Caution If you do not specify at least one tape device, the `restore` command terminates.

Step

Action

Use the f option in the restore command line.

List the tape devices as an argument to the f option in the same order that you used in the backup. Separate multiple tape devices with a comma.

The restore command restores from tape files consecutively, using the tape devices in the order that they appear in the command line.

Caution
If you do not specify at least one tape device, the restore command terminates.

Example

The following command specifies the rst0a device for a backup: