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March 19th, 2018 13:00

emctar data structure - does anyone have the format specification?

I'm trying to reverse-engineer and recover some NDMP data that appears to be in emctar format. Instead of spending hours working out how it's all put together by trawling through hexdumps, does anyone have the specification document for this format?

TIA!

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    Posted March 20th, 2018 11:00

    I dont think its published

    you could install a simulator and try to restore that way

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    Posted March 23rd, 2018 10:00

    Thanks. I'm a bit new to this; what OS would I need to run to have access to the emctar utility?

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    Posted March 23rd, 2018 17:00

    OK, I've done a bit more research, I understand a bit more now. There appear to be 4 simulators

    http://techhead.co/emc-storage-simulators-for-your-lab-free/

    which one would you recommend?

    Thanks!

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    Posted March 26th, 2018 02:00

    BiggerJim wrote:

    Thanks. I'm a bit new to this; what OS would I need to run to have access to the emctar utility?

    to the best of my knowledge there is no standalone emctar utility - its a data format built into the OS

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    Posted March 26th, 2018 02:00

    BiggerJim wrote:

    OK, I've done a bit more research, I understand a bit more now. There appear to be 4 simulators

    http://techhead.co/emc-storage-simulators-for-your-lab-free/

    which one would you recommend?

    Thanks!

    the one that is closest to the system where you data was backup up