Try starting the Gui from the command line using the nodename option

dsm -nodename=clientname

On Tuesday, March 14, 2000 12:16 PM, W_Bill Rose [SMTP:W_Bill.Rose.B AT BAYER 
DOT COM]
wrote:
> ADSM Server for Windows NT - Version 3, Release 1, Level 2.20
>
> Sure hope someone can help me with this one.
>
> I need to be able to restore a file from an archive for a node that has been
> retired and no longer in existence.
> However, I do know the information is in a storage pool called ARCHIVE_DLT_1
> because of the Management
> Class configuration that says we keep all archives for 13 month.
>
> There client node was taken offline back in October of 1999 so the
> information
> should still be in ADSM.
>
> I am using  the ADSM  Backup Client GUI to accomplish this. I select
> Utilities,
> then Access Another Node. I then
> type in the nodename of the node (It is still defined on the ADSM server) and
> click on the Set button. Then when
> I click on Retrieve I get the following message,
>
>  Node ID unknown to server
>
> and an OK button.
>
> What am I doing wrong. The documentation indicates this is what I should be
> doing.
>
> Your help, experience, and talents as always are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill Rose