Hi All,
I wanted to restore data from a session of 15th October. I checked the IDB and found that session used only one tape which was expired since the data protection of the session(backup specification) was 2 weeks only. I also checked that the tape was not overwritten thus I started the "Import Catalog" by rt. clicking the media and clicking the import catalog option.
The import catalog completed successfully and took ~14 hours to complete. Below are the logs.
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[Normal] From: MSM@abc.xyz-domain.net "DRV1" Time: 15.11.2013 03:51:40
Media session 2013/11/15-1 started.
[Normal] From: MMA@ abc.xyz-domain.net "DRV1" Time: 15.11.2013 03:51:50
STARTING Media Agent "DRV1"
[Normal] From: MMA@ abc.xyz-domain.net "DRV1" Time: 15.11.2013 03:51:52
By: UMA@pqr.xyz-domain.net@Changer0:0:0:1
Loading medium from slot 6 to device Tape0:0:0:0C
[Normal] From: MSM@abc.xyz-domain.net "DRV1" Time: 15.11.2013 03:52:51
Data Protector medium "[BTL292L5] Free_Pool_1" found.
[Normal] From: MMA@pqr.xyz-domain.net "DRV1" Time: 15.11.2013 18:02:47
By: UMA@pqr.xyz-domain.net@Changer0:0:0:1
Unloading medium to slot 6 from device Tape0:0:0:0C
[Normal] From: MMA@ pqr.xyz -domain.net "DRV1" Time: 15.11.2013 18:03:22
COMPLETED Media Agent "DRV1"
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1 media out of 1 successfully imported.
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After this I went to the pool to which the tape was assigned but still I can the "Protection" column saying the tape is still "Expired" Refer attachment. When I see the objects of the that session i.e. 2013/10/15/-10 in the IDB it says that its protected for 2 weeks which was the original data and catalog protection. Refer attachment
Also when I am going to the restore windows from the scoping pane and choosing restore sessions > 2013/10/15/-10 > I am getting the previous result i.e. "You are choosing an interval which doesnt include all the sessions needed to compose a full restore chain" which was when the catalog was not imported. After that when I am clicking on "OK" in the dialog box and selecting the radio button with option "Show this session only" I am not able to browse anything. Refer attachment.
Please help me in this case.