Restore a snapshot after retention date

[Jajones]

I have a server that needs to be put back to the 9th.  I try to restore it and I can only go back as far as the 11th.  I have the tape that is needed offsite.  Is there anyway that I can restore this VM? 

Windows 2003 SP2

NetBackup 17.0.1

[Marianne]

Seems your retention levels are lower than business requirements?

The assumption is that the images on offsite tapes have already expired, right? You can re-import them using the procedure described in this TN: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH43584

[Jajones]

Thank you for the reply.  I am in the process of doing this now.  I am running into an issue where if the tape I am trying to look at has been set the the scratch volume pool it wont read it.  I have tried to set the tape into the right volume pool and it is in the stage one process but taking a bit long.  Am I doing this right?

[Jajones]

Let me clarify.  I created a volume pool "Import" and put the tapes in it.  I then selected the tape. In the activity monitor it is at the mounted stage.  When I try to go back to "Cataloge" and hit the drop down box from Media ID, the tape does not show up.  Does it take awhile for the tape to show?

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

Tape number will not show in drop-down if no images are associated with media is. Simply type in the media id when you get to step 2 of the TN:

2.  Enter the Media ID and Media Server in the Initialize Import box.

When Activity Monitor says 'Mounted' what does the Results tab of the Catalog section say? Right-click on job in Results tab and select Full View.