Storix Software SBAdmin AIX System Recovery Guide - Manual (Page 33)

If you are restoring from a parallel tape device, then you should select all tape drives that make up that
device. Otherwise you should only select a single tape drive.
After selecting the tape drive, press F3 or ESC and the following window will pop-up on the screen:
If the backup you wish to install from is not the first backup on the media, type the backup sequence
number in the Backup Sequence Number field. Refer to the backup sequence number in the backup label
if you do not know the correct backup sequence number to use. If an Autoloader is used with the device,
select “y” in the Autoloader used? field. Refer to Virtual Devices for more information on the use of
sequential autoloaders. Once you have selected the desired options, press F3 or ESC to return to the
Change Installation Server or Device menu .
When selecting multiple tape drives, the following window will pop-up on the screen:
The Backup Sequence Number and Autoloader used? options are the same as previously described.
However, there is a Parallel Read Policy which should be set to “y” if the backup was created using a
Parallel Tape Device .
If the backup was created using a Parallel Tape Device , you must select all tape drives that make up this
device and enter “y” for Parallel Read Policy. The devices previously configured on the system are not
known when booting in installation mode, so this option provides you a method of defining a parallel tape
device on the local system. You must select at least two drives from the list. To do so, highlight the desired
entry and press Enter. An arrow (==>) will appear next to each option selected.
Important: You must select the same number of devices used to create the backup
and you must select them in the same order as they were previously configured
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