Question : Problem: Cataloged tape will not show up under restore

If I try to restore, I get a list of many tape labels and dates. But I need to restore from the tape I have in the drive, which will not show up under the restore options. I even cataloged the thing and still can't see it. It should have a ton of data on it. If the tape happens to be bad, why wouldn't it give an error during cataloging?

Answer : Problem: Cataloged tape will not show up under restore

Could be your catalogs have got themselves confused.

Try:

1.) Stop all Backup Exec (BE) services under Tools/Backup Exec Services
2.) Go to the installation folder for BE and rename the "catalogs" folder
3.) Restart all BE services
4.) Verify that new "catalogs" folder was created
5.) Insert tape
6.) Goto "Device" Tab, Inventory and catalog tape
7.) You should now see the catalog under the "Restore" tab
8.) Restore your data