Multiple tape restores

Examples of multiple tape restores

This section provides examples of the following kinds of multiple tape restores:

Multiple tapes on one single-tape drive
Multiple tapes on two single-tape drives
Multiple tapes on a tape stacker

Multiple tapes on one single-tape tape drive

Backup:

dump 0f rst0a /vol/vol1

Restore

restore rf rst0a

This command restores the /vol/vol1 volume from the two tapes it took to back it up. You are prompted for the next tape when the first tape is restored.

The elements of this command line are described in the following table.

Element	Meaning
`r`	Do a full restore.
`f`	A tape device is supplied in the command line.
`rst0a`	The restore is done using the `rst0a` tape device; the `restore` command prompts for the second tape.

Multiple tapes on two single-tape tape drives

Backup:

dump 0f rst0a,rst1a /vol/vol1

Restore

restore rf rst0a,rst1a

The first tape is in tape drive 0 and the second tape is in tape drive 1. This command restores the /vol/vol1 volume from the two tapes it took to back it up. It uses the tape in the second tape drive when the first tape is restored.

The elements of this command line are described in the following table.

Element	Meaning
`r`	Do a full restore.
`f`	A tape device is supplied in the command line.
`rst0a`	The restore is done using the `rst0a` tape device for the first tape
`rst1a`	The restore is done using the `rst1a` tape device for the second tape.

Multiple tapes on a tape stacker

Backup:

dump 0f urst0a,urst0a /vol/vol1

Restore

restore rf urst0a,urst0a /vol/vol1

This command restores the /vol/vol1 volume from the two tapes it took to back it up. It unloads the first tape and loads the second tape.

The elements of this command line are described in the following table.

Element	Meaning
`r`	Do a full backup.
`f`	A tape device is supplied in the command line.
`urst0a,urst0a`	The tape drive unloads and loads each tape.