If you are in the NetBackup Admin Console running on Windows and in the Catalog view ...press F1. The online help appears. Very forgetful but handy tip.
It tells you all you want to know about Image Import.
In summary...
NetBackup can import the backups that have expired, the backups from another NetBackup server, or the backups written by Backup Exec for Windows.
There are 2 phases to import also..
Phase I of the import process creates a list of expired images from which to select to import in Phase II. No import occurs in Phase I.
Initiate an import by using either the Import Images Wizard or initiate it manually.
If tape is used, each tape must be mounted and read. It may take some time to read the catalog and build the list of images.
Phase II
To import the backups that consist of fragments on multiple tapes, first run the Initiate Import (Import Phase I). The first phase reads the catalog to determine all the tapes that contain fragments. After Phase I, start the Import (Phase II). If Phase II is run before Phase I, the import fails with a message. For example, Unexpected EOF or Import of backup ID failed, fragments are not consecutive.
