datafile.bin - can it be accessed?

Hi All,

We have an old server that appears to have an appassure repository on it. We are trying to access some lost files and are keen to see what has actually been backed up to it.

Our issue is that the server was shut down a while ago (possibly years), and doesn't exist as an active backed up server on any of our quest servers.

I can see from the file structure (attached) that there is a large datafile.bin file that i assume holds all the backed up data. Is it at all possible for us to see what is in this file?

Many thanks

Callum

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phuff over 3 years ago +1 verified

That is an Archive actually, not a repository. If the archive was made within RR and not AA, you could attach it to an RR instance and view what's on it. If it was an archive done in AA then you have to…

+1 phuff over 3 years ago

That is an Archive actually, not a repository. If the archive was made within RR and not AA, you could attach it to an RR instance and view what's on it. If it was an archive done in AA then you have to import the archive into a live repo to see what is on it.

To attach an archive: https://support.quest.com/kb/180551/how-to-attach-and-detach-archives

Also, you can open up the .xml documents to see which servers are in that archive. Either way, to view or to import, you'd need to have a running RR core. Any, RR core (even a VM that you spin up and just install RR on for an example) could attach that archive.

Paul
- 0 callum williams over 3 years ago in reply to phuff
  
  Thanks for the quick, detailed reply Paul*. I'll give this a go on Friday and get back to confirm.
  - 0 phuff over 3 years ago in reply to callum williams
    
    Sure thing, you're welcome. Also, I knowingly misspoke, ANY version of RR newer (or the same) version as the one used to create the archive. So, anything newer than that 4/2018 date. If you don't have it running, download 6.6 and use that to do this: support.quest.com/.../6114961
- 0 callum williams over 3 years ago in reply to phuff
  
  I've tried to attach the archive, however i get the below message:
  
  I guess this means it was possibly created in AA? In this instance, would it mean importing the archive as you suggested?
  - 0 callum williams over 3 years ago in reply to callum williams
    
    Ignore me Paul, I didn't realise that I had to specify the network path containing the "AABackup" folder, after doing so it has let me attach the Archive as you said!
  - 0 phuff over 3 years ago in reply to callum williams
    
    Perfect, good to hear. Yup, reading the emails in order this morning I read your first post and thought 'yup, we're just a little too far into the folder structure' and then I read the second and thought 'WELL DONE, you figured it out!'