Silicon Graphics Octane2 Owner's Manual page 234

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
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6. Remove the CD, insert your most recent full backup tape, and then press
The system pauses while the backup program retrieves several files from the
backup tape, and then the following message appears for each filesystem that was
installed at the time of the backup.
Erase /x filesystem and make new one (y,n)? [n]
• If you answer
n
uses your backup tape to replace the files it could not save. In most cases, you
should answer no, especially if do not have a recent backup tape. If the file
systems are badly damaged, or the backup was from a different level operating
system, you may have to answer yes.
• If you answer
y
from your backup tape to the disk. This operation results in a loss of all the data
on the filesystem since your last backup.
Then the following message appears:
Starting recovery from tape.
After 2 or 3 minutes, the system displays the names of the files it is copying to your
disk.
After the first tape is complete (if it is the first in a set), you are prompted for the
second tape, and so on.
After the first tape set (full backup) is completed, you are prompted for any
incremental or additional tapes to be restored.
When all the tapes are restored, you are prompted to restart the system.
When the recovery is complete, the following message appears:
Recovery complete, restarting system.
After the system recovery is complete, if your backup tapes are old, or you are
Note:
changing your operating system level, reinstall the operating system from the IRIX
CD that came with your system. When you see the Start notifier, press
Stop for Maintenance, and then click Install System Software. For more information on
installing the operating system, see "Installing Software" in the Personal System
Administration Guide or the Installation Instructions included with your CDs.
for no, the system tries to save as many files as possible. Then it
for yes, the system erases the filesystem and copies everything
.
Enter
or click
Esc