11-13-2012 07:07 PM
Hi,
I have been given an LTO tape that was written with Backup Exec Symantec by a 3rd party and asked to restore the files to our server. The tape says NT Backup on it and it was created 6/26/12. (We have an LTO drive and have been backing up files with tar.) I do not have the Backup Exec software. I called Symantec technical support but could not get connected without a customer ID.
Is there any way to recover this data? It is from an important TV program and I am under a short deadline.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Sandra
11-14-2012 12:43 AM
You need a tape drive connected to a Windows based server running Backup Exec. Backup Exec uses a version of MTF instead of TAR, so you won't be able to read it with your current setup.
Backup Exec does have a trial mode for 60 days which might help you, however you should legally have a license if you are not testing but using the software for a required business process.
You should also confirm which version of Backup Exec was used to create the tape.