As RESTORE restores files from tape, it displays the number of
files restored and not restored, and the names of files not
restored, if any. The RESTORE message also explains why each file
was not restored. Such errors do not necessarily abort the
RESTORE process. When RESTORE encounters an error, it either
automatically recovers or terminates, depending upon the nature
of the error and the error recovery method you choose.
The following errors always cause RESTORE to abort:
A disk input or output error (in the system).
An error opening the tape file or an indirect file. (Refer to
"Using Indirect Files," in the previous chapter.)
An incorrectly formatted STORE tape.
No continuation reel; you did not find a continuation
reel for a multireel tape set.
A device reference error; either the specification
for the device parameter is illegal, or the device is not available.
The ONERROR parameter of the RESTORE
command lets you choose a recovery procedure when it encounters
a device read error. Your options are
ONERROR=QUIT (which is the default) or ONERROR=SKIP.
You must include the ONERROR parameter only if you do not wish to
use the default.
To stop RESTORE upon an error |
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To request that RESTORE terminates upon encountering a tape error, enter:
RESTORE *T;@.PUB.SMITH;ONERROR=QUIT
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To continue RESTORE regardless of errors |
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To request that error-causing files are skipped during RESTORE and that the RESTORE continues use the SKIP option of ONERROR. Enter:
RESTORE *T;@.PUB.SMITH;ONERROR=SKIP
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