A-80 Dell PowerVault 720N, 740N, and 760N System Administrator and Command Reference Guide
bThe next argument to restore is used as the block size of the media (in kilo-
bytes). If the b option is not specified, restore tries to determine the media
block size dynamically.
fThe next argument to restore is used as the name of the archive instead of
the standard input. If the name of the file is -, restore reads from standard
input.
sThe next argument to restore is a number which selects the file on a multi-
file dump tape. File numbering starts at 1.
DBy default, files will be restored into the directory from which they were
dumped. If the D option is specified, the next argument to restore is the full
absolute pathname of a directory into which the files should be restored.
vNormally restore does its work silently. The v (verbose) key causes it to type
the name of each file it treats preceded by its file type.
yrestore will not ask whether it should abort the restore if it encounters an
error. It will always try to skip over the bad block(s) and continue as best it
can.
DIAGNOSTICS
Complains about bad key characters.
Complains if it gets a read error. If y has been specified, or the user responds y,
restore will attempt to continue the restore.
If a backup was made using more than one tape volume, restore will notify the
user when it is time to mount the next volume.
There are numerous consistency checks that can be listed by restore. Most
checks are self-explanatory or can never happen. Common errors are given
below.
filename: not found on tape
The specified file name was listed in the tape directory, but was not found
on the tape. This is caused by tape read errors while looking for the file, and
from using a dump tape created on an active file system.
expected next file inumber, got inumber
A file that was not listed in the directory showed up. This can occur when
using a dump created on an active file system.
Incremental dump too low
When doing incremental restore, a dump that was written before the previ-
ous incremental dump, or that has too low an incremental level has been
loaded.
Incremental dump too high
When doing incremental restore, a dump that does not begin its coverage
where the previous incremental dump left off, or that has too high an incre-
mental level has been loaded.
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