High level - brief discussion on Backup Tape Cataloging/Indexing 

•Reporting of tape contents

•Backup software-dependent

•High Level

         •Media ID/Barcode; Backup Set #; Type (Full/Differential/Incremental); Backup Date/Time; Operating system

•Low Level

          •For File server and user/network shares verbatim listing of folders and files

          •For Exchange, may have EDB names

•Catalog service 

           •Consultation around sampling, tape contents, selective restores

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