Data restoration from Production Server to Test server, using TAPE

[Sudheern]

Dear Team,

We need to Data restoration from Production Server to Test server, using TAPE.

My Production server is Aurangabad location & Test Server is Mumbai.

My Plan is below.

1st We are taking backup on TAPE.

2nd Courier the Tape from Aurangabad to Mumbai

3rd Insert the Tape in Tape Drive & start the restoration.(Using the Aurangabad Tape)

It will happen or Not??

Please suggest. & how to perform the restoration activity.

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[sanket_pathak1]

@Sudheern 

Yes the restore can work provided, you must complete media import for all TAPEs that you ship.

Read more about Media import

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100017201

Also, if you think the TAPEs that you shipping are Encrypted make sure to have same Encryption keys available for restore.

Hope it helps.

[pkh]

Before you back up to the tape, make sure that the tape label does not clash with a tape label that is existing on the test server.

At the test server, you need put the tape into the tape drive/tape library, and then, inventory and catalog the tape before you can do the restore.

You should also restore without permissions because the existing permissions will not work in the test server.