ADSM-L

Re: File restore on NT4

1998-01-28 09:41:14
Subject: Re: File restore on NT4
From: Rauw Didier <Didier.Rauw AT ELECTRABEL DOT BE>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 15:41:14 +0100
Thank you Elizabeth, for your answer. Now, we have found out the reason
: we did not set the authorization correctly to do the restore/retrieve
from another node.

Regards,

Didier Rauw
Electrabel
dép. informatique, exploitation des systèmes distribués
Bd du Régent 8, 1000 Bruxelles
Tél. 02/518.65.48 - Fax. 02/518.62.97

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>From:  Moir,Elizabeth[SMTP:Betsy.Moir AT ABBOTT DOT COM]
>Sent:  Wednesday, January 28, 1998 2:22 PM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Re: File restore on NT4
>
>A couple of things to check.
>
>1.  If the files were deleted from the client after the backup took place but
>before the restore was attempted the status will be Inactive rather than
>Active.  ADSM defaults to displaying Active files only.  In the utilities
>drop down menu select to show Active and Inactive files.
>
>2.  I've run into problems with this sometimes with my mouse clicking
>technique.  To display the files either click once on the "x'd" box to the
>left of the directory or double-click on the directory name itself.
>
>3.  Check to make sure the options file that the backup used is the same as
>the optionis files the restore is using.  This may not have any influence in
>your shop, but we direct our workstation users to individual options files
>stored on a server and the installers sometimes have the service or the GUI
>properties pointing to the wrong file.
>
>4.  If the files are being backed up via the ADSM scheduler, check the
>dsmsched.log file.  This has a list of the file names that were backed up.
>
>5.  In your note you used the word "backup", but is it possible these files
>were archived?  If so, you would need to select retrieve from the FILE drop
>down menu rather than restore.
>
>These are just the things we check when it "appears" that someone's files
>aren't available for display.  Good luck.
>
>
>
>
>ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 01/28/98 03:21:38 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU @ INTERNET
>cc:
>Subject: File restore on NT4
>
>Hello all,
>
>I am facing a problem when attempting to restore files on an NT4 client.
>The back-up went right, and I can check that the NT4 client uses space
>on ADSM volumes. I can even see, via the 'query content' admin command,
>which files wre backed-up. However, when I try to restore some files,
>using the 'restore by tree' option of GUI client, I always get the same
>message : "There are no files to be displayed". Nowadays, IBM has no
>answer, does anybody on this list have any idea ?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Didier
>
>Didier Rauw
>Electrabel
>dép. informatique, exploitation des systèmes distribués
>Bd du Régent 8, 1000 Bruxelles
>Tél. 02/518.65.48 - Fax. 02/518.62.97
>
>
>
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