Stephan,

as the manual says, -ina option instructs ADSM to restore an inactive
backup if an active one is not available.
So, in your case, you will get the active one if it exists. 

In this case, -latest and -ina will give the same result.

Therefore I would recommend to always code the -pick option with -ina,
so you can choose which inactive backup you want to restore.

René Lambelet - (3543 - *A581 
Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestlé - CH-1800 Vevey
Tel: ++41/21/924'35'43 / Fax: ++41/21/924'45'89
E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com



>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Stephan Rittmann [SMTP:rittmann1 AT IBM DOT NET]
>Sent:  Wednesday, May 13, 1998 11:33 AM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Re: The difference between -INACTIVE/-LATEST
>
>Hi Ren,,
>
>thank you for your answer. But I have one more question. Look at this
>command:
>        DSMC REST -INA -SU=Y C:\TEMP\*
>
>When I have 4 inactive copies and one active. Which one will this command
>restore?
>
>Thanks,
>Stephan
>
>
>On Tue, 12 May 1998 15:46:14 +0200, Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,FC-SIL/INF.
>wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>with option -inactive, you get all backup versions (active and all
>>previous which are inactive). You can choose the one you restore (from
>>GUI or with -pick option for Netware).
>>
>>with option -latest, you restore directly the latest backup version.
>>This will be the active one if the file still exists on the client or
>>the last one (inactive one) if the file has been deleted from the
>>client.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Ren, Lambelet - (3543 - *A581
>>Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestl, - CH-1800 Vevey
>>Tel: ++41/21/924'35'43 / Fax: ++41/21/924'45'89
>>E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From:  Stephan Rittmann [SMTP:rittmann1 AT IBM DOT NET]
>>>Sent:  Tuesday, May 12, 1998 5:39 PM
>>>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>>>Subject:       The difference between -INACTIVE/-LATEST
>>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I'm not sure what is really the difference between the -INACTIVE and
>the
>>>-LATEST option when I use the RESTORE funktion.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any help,
>>>
>>>Stephan Rittmann
>>>FIDUCIA AG
>>>Karlsruhe, Germany
>>