An imported tape contains content that was created by another DPM server.

During the recatalog operation, DPM reads from the tape and adds information about the data that it contains to the database. After the recatalog operation is completed, you can recover data from the tape by selecting a recovery point from the data on the tape.

To recatalog an imported tape

  1. In DPM Administrator Console, click Management on the navigation bar.

  2. On the Libraries tab, select the tape to import.

  3. In the Actions pane, click Recatalog imported tape.

To recatalog on imported tape using DPM Management Shell

  • Use the following syntax to recatalog an imported tape:

    Start-TapeRecatalog [-Tape] <Media[]> [-JobStateChangedEventHandler <JobStateChangedEventHandler> ] [-Verbose] [-Debug] [-ErrorAction <ActionPreference> ] [-ErrorVariable <String> ] [-OutVariable <String> ] [-OutBuffer <Int32> ]

    For more information, type "Get-Help Start-TapeRecatalog -detailed" in DPM Management Shell.

    For technical information, type "Get-Help Start-TapeRecatalog -full" in DPM Management Shell.

See Also

Concepts

Managing Tapes